"Here is what I want you to expect from the administration that this morning moved into the building behind me. We will transform the culture of City Hall from one of "no" to one of "how?" We will answer to all New Yorkers, not to any billionaire or oligarch who thinks they can buy our democracy. We will govern without shame and insecurity, making no apology for what we believe. I was elected as a democratic socialist and I will govern as a democratic socialist. I will not abandon my principles for fear of being deemed radical. As the great Senator from Vermont once said, "What's radical is a system which gives so much to so few and denies so many people the basic necessities of life.""