imustalsobeatpeacewiththefactthatthepubliccoequencesofmyactioareinthehandsoftheamericanpeoplean
dtheirrepresentativesinthecongre.
shouldtheydeterminethatmyerrorsofwordanddeedrequiretheirrebukeandceure,iamreadytoacceptthat.
meanwhile,iwillcontinuetodoallicantoreclaimthetrustoftheamericanpeopleandtoservethemwell.
wemustallreturntothework,thevitalwork,ofstrengtheningournationforthenewcentury.ourcountryhaswonderfuloortunitiesanddauntingchallengesahead.iintendtoseizethoseoortunitiesandmeetthosechallengeswithalltheenergyandabilityandstrengthgodhasgivenme.
thatissimplyallicando--theworkoftheamericanpeople.
thankyouverymuch.
presidentbillclinton-december11,1998