Hillary Clinton 2016 Presidential Run Hopes Boosted By Clinton's Keynote Address at 'Women in the World' Summit

Hillary Clinton sparked 2016 presidential hopes again, as she does nearly every time she makes news, when she gave the keynote address at the fourth annual Women in the World 2013 Summit in New York City.

Founded by Newsweek and Daily Beast editor-in-chief Tina Brown, the summit brings together influential women to share their visions and expertise.

Clinton, who recently retired as Secretary of State, spoke with soaring rhetoric about the role and potential of women in the world.

"I have always believed that women are not victims, we are agents of change, we are drivers of progress, we are makers of peace -- all we need is a fighting chance," Clinton said.

She spoke of her attempts while at the State Department to make progress for women's rights around the world. "We had to reach out, not only to men, in solidarity and recruitment, but to religious communities, to every partner we could find. We had to make the case to the whole world that creating opportunities for women and girls advances security and prosperity for everyone."

And she admitted that those efforts haven't always been successful. "As strong a case as we've made, too many otherwise thoughtful people continue to see the fortunes of women and girls as somehow separate from society at large," Clinton said. "It is no coincidence that so many of the countries that threaten regional and global peace are the very places where women and girls are deprived of dignity and opportunity...It is no coincidence that so many of the countries where the rule of law and democracy are struggling to take root are the same places where women and girls cannot participate as full and equal citizens... t is no coincidence that so many of the countries making the leap from poverty to prosperity are places now grappling with how to empower women."

Clinton drove home the point that issues of women's rights are issues of national security and economic development. Then she turned her eye back to the United States. "If America is going to lead we expect ourselves to lead, we need to empower women here at home to participate fully in our economy and our society, we need to make equal pay a reality, we need to extending family and medical leave benefits to more workers and make them paid, we need to encourage more women and girls to pursue careers in math and science."

Clinton may not know if she wants to run for president in 2016, but if the American public reacts the same way as her audience, she's a sure thing.