Mitt Romney

thank you __PUNCT__ mr __PUNCT__ presid __PUNCT__

i appreci the kind word and your invit here todai __PUNCT__

if there on thing we learn thi elect season __PUNCT__ it that a few word from bill_clinton can do ani man a lot of good __PUNCT__

after that introduct __PUNCT__ i guess all i have to do is wait a dai or two for the bounc __PUNCT__

sinc serv as presid here in america __PUNCT__ presid_clinton ha devot himself to lift the downtrodden around the world __PUNCT__

on of the best thing that can happen to ani caus __PUNCT__ to ani peopl __PUNCT__ is to have bill_clinton as it advoc __PUNCT__

that is how needi and neglect caus have becom global initi __PUNCT__

it is that work that invit us here todai __PUNCT__

as i have watch the astound impact of thi initi from afar __PUNCT__ i have been impress by the extraordinari_power you have deriv by har togeth differ peopl of differ background __PUNCT__ and differ institut of differ persuas __PUNCT__

you have fashion partnership across tradit boundari __PUNCT__ public and privat __PUNCT__ for __PUNCT__ profit and nonprofit __PUNCT__ charit and commerci __PUNCT__

on a smaller scale __PUNCT__ i have seen partnership like thi work befor __PUNCT__

in massachusett __PUNCT__ two social pioneer brought corpor and govern and volunt togeth to form citi year __PUNCT__ the model for americorp __PUNCT__

i sat with then candid for presid_bill_clinton as he investig the life __PUNCT__ chang success which occur when young_peopl came togeth for a year of servic __PUNCT__ link in team with corpor sponsor __PUNCT__

then __PUNCT__ as the head of the __NUM__ winter olymp game __PUNCT__ i saw again the stun success than come when the dispar element of a commun join togeth in uniti __PUNCT__ to overcom challeng that had seem insurmount befor __PUNCT__

the clinton global initi ha also demonstr the effect of entrepreneurship and social enterpris __PUNCT__

you endeavor to not onli comfort the afflict __PUNCT__ but to also chang live thorough freedom __PUNCT__ free_enterpris __PUNCT__ and the incompar digniti of work __PUNCT__

free enterpris ha done more to bless human than ani other econom_system not onli becaus it is the onli system that creat a prosper middl_class __PUNCT__ but also becaus it is the onli system where the individu enjoi the freedom to guid and build hi or her own life __PUNCT__

free_enterpris cannot onli make us better off financi __PUNCT__ it can make us better peopl __PUNCT__

our is a compassion nation __PUNCT__

we look around us and see wither suffer __PUNCT__

our heart break __PUNCT__

while we make up just __NUM__ percent of the world_popul __PUNCT__ we donat nearli a quarter of all global foreign_aid __PUNCT__ more than twice as much as ani other countri __PUNCT__

and american give more than monei __PUNCT__

pastor like rick_warren lead mission trip that send thousand of american around the world __PUNCT__ bring aid and comfort to the poorest place on the planet __PUNCT__

american_troop ar first on the scene of natur_disast __PUNCT__

an earthquak strike haiti and care packag from america ar among the first to arriv __PUNCT__ and not far behind ar former presid_clinton and bush __PUNCT__

but too often our passion for chariti is temper by our sens that our aid is not alwai effect __PUNCT__

we see stori of case where american aid ha been divert to corrupt govern __PUNCT__

we wonder why year of aid and relief seem never to extinguish the hardship __PUNCT__ why the suffer persist decad after decad __PUNCT__

perhap some of our disappoint ar due to our failur to recogn just how much the develop_world ha chang __PUNCT__

mani of our foreign_aid effort were design at a time when govern develop assist account for roughli___NUM___percent of all resourc flow to develop_nation __PUNCT__

todai __PUNCT__ __NUM__ percent of the resourc flow into the develop_world come from the privat_sector __PUNCT__

if foreign_aid can leverag thi massiv invest by privat_enterpris __PUNCT__ it mai exponenti expand the abil to not onli care for those who suffer __PUNCT__ but also to chang live __PUNCT__

privat enterpris is have a greater and greater posit impact in the develop_world __PUNCT__

the john deer compani embark upon a pilot project in africa where it develop a suit of farm tool that could be attach to a veri small tractor __PUNCT__

john deer ha also work to expand the avail of capit to farmer so thei can maintain and develop their busi __PUNCT__

the result ha been a good_invest for john deer and greater opportun for african farmer __PUNCT__ who ar now abl to grow more crop __PUNCT__ and to provid for more plenti live __PUNCT__

for american_foreign foreign_aid to becom more effect __PUNCT__ it must embrac the power of partnership __PUNCT__ access the transform natur of free_enterpris __PUNCT__ and leverag the abund resourc that can come from the privat_sector __PUNCT__

there ar three __PUNCT__ quit legitim __PUNCT__ object of our foreign_aid __PUNCT__

first __PUNCT__ to address humanitarian need __PUNCT__

such is the case with the pepfar initi __PUNCT__ which ha given medic_treatment to million suffer from hiv and aid __PUNCT__

second __PUNCT__ to foster a substanti unit_state strateg_interest __PUNCT__ be it militari __PUNCT__ diplomat __PUNCT__ or econom __PUNCT__

and there is a third purpos __PUNCT__ on that will receiv more attent and a much higher prioriti in a romnei administr __PUNCT__

and that is aid that elev peopl and bring about last chang in commun and in nation __PUNCT__

mani american ar troubl by the develop in the middl_east __PUNCT__

syria ha wit the kill of ten of thousand of peopl __PUNCT__

the presid of egypt is a member of the muslim_brotherhood __PUNCT__

our ambassador to libya wa assassin in a terrorist_attack __PUNCT__

and iran is move toward nuclear_weapon capabl __PUNCT__

we feel that we ar at the merci of event __PUNCT__ rather than shape event __PUNCT__

i am often ask why __PUNCT__ and what can we do to lead the middl_east to stabil __PUNCT__ to eas the suffer and the anger and the hate __PUNCT__

religi extrem is certainli part of the problem __PUNCT__

but that not the whole stori __PUNCT__

the popul of the middl east is young __PUNCT__ particularli compar with the popul of the west __PUNCT__

and typic __PUNCT__ these young_peopl have few job prospect and the level of youth unemploy across the region ar excess and chronic __PUNCT__

in nation that have undergon a chang in leadership recent __PUNCT__ young peopl have greater access to inform that wa onc carefulli guard by tyrant and dictat __PUNCT__

thei see the good as well as the bad in surround societi __PUNCT__

thei can now organ across vast region __PUNCT__ mobil popul __PUNCT__

idl __PUNCT__ humili by poverti __PUNCT__ and crush by govern corrupt __PUNCT__ their frustrat and anger grow __PUNCT__

in such a set __PUNCT__ for america to chang live __PUNCT__ to chang commun and nation in the middl_east __PUNCT__ foreign_aid must also plai a role __PUNCT__

and the shape that role should take wa brought into focu by the life and death of muham bouazizi of tunisia __PUNCT__ the street_vendor whose self __PUNCT__ immol spark the arab_spring __PUNCT__

he wa just __NUM__ __PUNCT__ year __PUNCT__ old __PUNCT__

he had provid for hi famili sinc he wa a young_boi __PUNCT__

he work a small fruit stand __PUNCT__ sell to passer __PUNCT__ by __PUNCT__

the regular harass by corrupt bureaucrat wa elev on dai when thei took crate of hi fruit and hi weigh scale awai from him __PUNCT__

on the dai of hi protest __PUNCT__ wit sai that an offic slap bouazizi and he cri out __PUNCT__ why ar you do thi to me __PUNCT__ i a simpl person __PUNCT__ and i just want to work __PUNCT__

i just want to work __PUNCT__

work __PUNCT__

that must be at the heart of our effort to help peopl build economi that can creat_job for peopl __PUNCT__ young and old alik __PUNCT__

work build self __PUNCT__ esteem __PUNCT__

it transform mind from fantasi and fanatic to realiti and ground __PUNCT__

work will not long toler corrupt nor quietli endur the brazen theft by govern of the product of hard __PUNCT__ work_men and women __PUNCT__

to foster work and enterpris in the middl_east and in other develop_countri __PUNCT__ i will initi __PUNCT__ prosper pact __PUNCT__ work with the privat_sector __PUNCT__ the program will identifi the barrier to invest __PUNCT__ trade __PUNCT__ and entrepreneuri in develop_nation __PUNCT__

in exchang for remov those barrier and open their market to u. __PUNCT__ invest and trade __PUNCT__ develop nation will receiv u. __PUNCT__ assist packag focus on develop the institut of liberti __PUNCT__ the rule of law __PUNCT__ and properti right __PUNCT__

we will focu our effort on small and medium __PUNCT__ size busi __PUNCT__

microfin ha been an effect tool at promot enterpris and prosper __PUNCT__ but we must expand support to small and medium __PUNCT__ size busi that ar too larg for microfin __PUNCT__ but too small for tradit bank __PUNCT__

the aim of a much larger_share of our aid must be the promot of work and the foster of free_enterpris __PUNCT__

noth we can do as a nation will chang live and nation more effect and perman than share the insight that li at the foundat of america own economi __PUNCT__ free_peopl pursu_happi in their own wai build a strong and prosper nation __PUNCT__

when i wa in busi __PUNCT__ i travel to mani other countri __PUNCT__

i wa often struck by the vast differ in wealth among nation __PUNCT__

true __PUNCT__ some of that wa due to geographi __PUNCT__

rich_countri often had natur_resourc like miner deposit or ampl waterwai __PUNCT__

but in some case __PUNCT__ all that separ a rich_countri from a poor on wa a faint line on a map __PUNCT__

countri that were physic right next to each other were econom world apart __PUNCT__

just think of north and south_korea __PUNCT__

i becam convinc that the crucial differ between these countri wasn't geographi __PUNCT__

i notic the most success countri share someth in common __PUNCT__

thei were the freest __PUNCT__

thei protect the right of the individu __PUNCT__

thei enforc the rule of law __PUNCT__

and thei encourag free_enterpris __PUNCT__

thei understood that econom_freedom is the onli forc in histori that ha consist lift peopl out of poverti __PUNCT__ and kept peopl out of poverti __PUNCT__

a temporari aid packag can jolt an economi __PUNCT__

it can fund some project __PUNCT__

it can pai some bill __PUNCT__

it can emploi some peopl some of the time __PUNCT__

but it can't sustain an economi __PUNCT__ not for long __PUNCT__

it can't pull the whole cart __PUNCT__ becaus at some point __PUNCT__ the monei run out __PUNCT__

but an assist_program that help unleash free_enterpris creat endur prosper __PUNCT__

free enterpris is base on mutual exchang __PUNCT__ or __PUNCT__ rather __PUNCT__ million of exchang __PUNCT__ million of peopl trade __PUNCT__ bui __PUNCT__ sell __PUNCT__ build __PUNCT__ invest __PUNCT__

ye __PUNCT__ it ha it up and down __PUNCT__

it isn't perfect __PUNCT__

but it more durabl __PUNCT__

it more reliabl __PUNCT__

and ultim __PUNCT__ as histori_show __PUNCT__ it more success __PUNCT__

the best exampl of the good free_enterpris can do for the develop_world is the exampl of the develop world itself __PUNCT__

my friend arthur brook of the american_enterpris_institut ha point out that befor the year___NUM__ __NUM___live live_standard in the west were appal __PUNCT__

a person born in the eighteenth_centuri live essenti as hi great __PUNCT__ great __PUNCT__ grandfath had __PUNCT__

life wa fill with diseas and danger __PUNCT__

but start in __NUM__ the west began two centuri of free_enterpris and trade __PUNCT__

live_standard rose __PUNCT__

literaci spread __PUNCT__

health improv __PUNCT__

in our own countri __PUNCT__ between __NUM__ and __NUM__ real per capita gdp increas twenti __PUNCT__ two __PUNCT__ fold __PUNCT__

as the most prosper nation in histori __PUNCT__ it is our duti to keep the engin of prosper run __PUNCT__ to open_market across the globe and to spread prosper to all corner of the earth __PUNCT__

we should do it becaus it the right moral cours to help other __PUNCT__

but it is also econom the smart thing to do __PUNCT__

in our export industri __PUNCT__ the typic job pai abov what compar worker make in other industri __PUNCT__ and more than on __PUNCT__ third of manufactur_job ar ti to export __PUNCT__

sadli __PUNCT__ we have lost over half a million manufactur job over the last three and a half_year __PUNCT__

as presid __PUNCT__ i will revers thi trend by ensur we have trade that work for america __PUNCT__

i will negoti new trade_agreement __PUNCT__ ask congress to reinstat trade promot author __PUNCT__ complet negoti to expand the tran __PUNCT__ pacif partnership __PUNCT__ and creat what i call a __PUNCT__ reagan econom zone __PUNCT__ where ani nation will to plai by the rule can particip in a new commun commit to fair and free_trade __PUNCT__

i laid out a new approach for a new era __PUNCT__

we coupl aid with trade and privat_invest to empow individu __PUNCT__ encourag innov __PUNCT__ and reward entrepreneur __PUNCT__

todai __PUNCT__ we face a world with unpreced challeng and complex __PUNCT__

we should not forget __PUNCT__ and cannot forget __PUNCT__ that not far from here __PUNCT__ a voic of unspeak evil and hatr ha spoken out __PUNCT__ threaten israel and the civil world __PUNCT__

but we come togeth know that the bitter of hate is no match for the strength of love __PUNCT__

in the week ahead __PUNCT__ i will continu to speak to these challeng and the opportun that thi moment present us __PUNCT__

i will go beyond foreign assist and describ what i believ america strategi should be to secur our interest and ideal dure thi uncertain time __PUNCT__

a year from now __PUNCT__ i hope to return to thi meet as presid __PUNCT__ have made substanti progress toward achiev the reform i outlin __PUNCT__

but i also hope to remind the world of the good and the big of the american heart __PUNCT__

i will never apolog for america __PUNCT__

i believ that america ha been on of the greatest forc for good the world ha ever known __PUNCT__

we can hold that knowledg in our heart with humil and unwav convict __PUNCT__

thank you __PUNCT__ mr __PUNCT__ presid __PUNCT__ and thank you all veri much __PUNCT__