Hillary Clinton

Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process.

The truth is, through all these years of public service, the 'service' part has always come easier to me than the 'public' part.

I've often thought that the gauntlet of American politics is more individualistic, more expensive, more unpredictable than in many other democracies.

Struggles do not end when countries attempt the transition to democracy.

If you believe you can make a difference, not just in politics, in public service, in advocacy around all these important issues, then you have to be prepared to accept that you are not going to get 100 percent approval.

My biggest, you know, regret is what happened in Benghazi. It was a terrible tragedy losing four Americans - two diplomats and, now it's public so I can say, two CIA operatives.

You have to test your ideas in a public forum.

I've never understood multi-party democracy. It's hard enough with two parties.

Whether a woman's running for office or she's supporting her husband who's running for office and she gets criticised for wearing open-toed shoes or for the colour of her coat, there's just a lot of history that you bear if you are a woman who puts herself out in the political arena.

I feel like I have had the most amazing life in my public service.

Democracy is still a radical idea in a world where we often confuse images with realities, words with actions.

I think I will serve as secretary of state as my last public position.