Clinton repeatedly used the phrase " New Covenant " in his acceptance speech to the 1992 Democratic National Convention to describe economic , health care , minority rights , tax , and defense issues . He also said it was " a new approach to government . A government that offers more empowerment and less entitlement ; more choices for young people in public schools and more choices for older people in long-term care . A government that is leaner , not meaner ; that expands opportunity , not bureaucracy ; that understands that jobs must come from growth in a vibrant and vital system of free enterprise . " The term was also used in the party 's 1992 platform
1992 Democratic National Convention
1992 Democratic National Convention
New Covenant (politics)