希拉里退选演讲.docx
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希拉里退选演讲
Thankyousomuch.Thankyouall.
Well,thisisn’texactlythepartyI’dplanned,butIsurelikethecompany.
IwanttostarttodaybysayinghowgratefulIamtoallofyou–toeveryonewhopouredyourheartsandyourhopesintothiscampaign,whodroveformilesandlinedthestreetswavinghomemadesigns,whoscrimpedandsavedtoraisemoney,whoknockedondoorsandmadecalls,whotalkedandsometimesarguedwithyourfriendsandneighbors,whoemailedandcontributedonline,whoinvestedsomuchinourcommonenterprise,tothemomsanddadswhocametoourevents,wholiftedtheirlittlegirlsandlittleboysontheirshouldersandwhisperedintheirears,“See,youcanbeanythingyouwanttobe.”
Totheyoungpeoplelike13year-oldAnnRiddlefromMayfield,OhiowhohadbeensavingfortwoyearstogotoDisneyWorld,anddecidedtousehersavingsinsteadtotraveltoPennsylvaniawithherMomandvolunteerthereaswell.Totheveteransandthechildhoodfriends,toNewYorkersandArkansanswhotraveledacrossthecountryandtellinganyonewhowouldlistenwhyyousupportedme.
Toallthosewomenintheir80sandtheir90sbornbeforewomencouldvotewhocasttheirvotesforourcampaign.I’vetoldyoubeforeaboutFlorenceSteenofSouthDakota,whowas88yearsold,andinsistedthatherdaughterbringanabsenteeballottoherhospicebedside.HerdaughterandafriendputanAmericanflagbehindherbedandhelpedherfillouttheballot.Shepassedawaysoonafter,andunderstatelaw,herballotdidn’tcount.Butherdaughterlatertoldareporter,“Mydad’sanorneryoldcowboy,andhedidn’tlikeitwhenheheardmom’svotewouldn’tbecounted.Idon’tthinkhehadvotedin20years.Buthevotedinplaceofmymom.”
Toallthosewhovotedforme,andtowhomIpledgedmyutmost,mycommitmenttoyouandtotheprogressweseekisunyielding.Youhaveinspiredandtouchedmewiththestoriesofthejoysandsorrowsthatmakeupthefabricofourlivesandyouhavehumbledmewithyourcommitmenttoourcountry.
18millionofyoufromallwalksoflife–womenandmen,youngandold,LatinoandAsian,African-AmericanandCaucasian,rich,poorandmiddleclass,gayandstraight–youhavestoodstrongwithme.AndIwillcontinuetostandstrongwithyou,everytime,everyplace,andeverywaythatIcan.Thedreamsweshareareworthfightingfor.
Remember-wefoughtforthesinglemomwithayoungdaughter,jugglingworkandschool,whotoldme,“I’mdoingitalltobettermyselfforher.”Wefoughtforthewomanwhograbbedmyhand,andaskedme,“WhatareyougoingtodotomakesureIhavehealthcare?
”andbegantocrybecauseeventhoughsheworksthreejobs,shecan’taffordinsurance.WefoughtfortheyoungmanintheMarineCorpst-shirtwhowaitedmonthsformedicalcareandsaid,“Takecareofmybuddiesoverthereandthen,willyoupleasehelptakecareofme?
”Wefoughtforallthosewho’velostjobsandhealthcare,whocan’taffordgasorgroceriesorcollege,whohavefeltinvisibletotheirpresidenttheselastsevenyears.
IenteredthisracebecauseIhaveanold-fashionedconviction:
thatpublicserviceisabouthelpingpeoplesolvetheirproblemsandlivetheirdreams.I’vehadeveryopportunityandblessinginmyownlife–andIwantthesameforallAmericans.Untilthatdaycomes,youwillalwaysfindmeonthefrontlinesofdemocracy–fightingforthefuture.
Thewaytocontinueourfightnow–toaccomplishthegoalsforwhichwestand–istotakeourenergy,ourpassion,ourstrengthanddoallwecantohelpelectBarackObamathenextPresidentoftheUnitedStates.
Today,asIsuspendmycampaign,Icongratulatehimonthevictoryhehaswonandtheextraordinaryracehehasrun.Iendorsehim,andthrowmyfullsupportbehindhim.AndIaskallofyoutojoinmeinworkingashardforBarackObamaasyouhaveforme.
IhaveservedintheSenatewithhimforfouryears.Ihavebeeninthiscampaignwithhimfor16months.Ihavestoodonthestageandgonetoe-to-toewithhimin22debates.Ihavehadafrontrowseattohiscandidacy,andIhaveseenhisstrengthanddetermination,hisgraceandhisgrit.
Inhisownlife,BarackObamahaslivedtheAmericanDream.Asacommunityorganizer,inthestatesenate,asaUnitedStatesSenator-hehasdedicatedhimselftoensuringthedreamisrealized.Andinthiscampaign,hehasinspiredsomanytobecomeinvolvedinthedemocraticprocessandinvestedinourcommonfuture.
NowwhenIstartedthisrace,IintendedtowinbacktheWhiteHouse,andmakesurewehaveapresidentwhoputsourcountrybackonthepathtopeace,prosperity,andprogress.Andthat'sexactlywhatwe'regoingtodobyensuringthatBarackObamawalksthroughthedoorsoftheOvalOfficeonJanuary20,2009.
Iunderstandthatweallknowthishasbeenatoughfight.TheDemocraticPartyisafamily,andit’snowtimetorestorethetiesthatbindustogetherandtocometogetheraroundtheidealsweshare,thevalueswecherish,andthecountrywelove.
Wemayhavestartedonseparatejourneys–buttoday,ourpathshavemerged.Andweareallheadingtowardthesamedestination,unitedandmorereadythanevertowininNovemberandtoturnourcountryaroundbecausesomuchisatstake.
WeallwantaneconomythatsustainstheAmericanDream,theopportunitytoworkhardandhavethatworkrewarded,tosaveforcollege,ahomeandretirement,toaffordthatgasandthosegroceriesandstillhavealittleleftoverattheendofthemonth.Aneconomythatliftsallofourpeopleandensuresthatourprosperityisbroadlydistributedandshared.
Weallwantahealthcaresystemthatisuniversal,highquality,andaffordablesothatparentsnolongerhavetochoosebetweencareforthemselvesortheirchildrenorbestuckindeadendjobssimplytokeeptheirinsurance.Thisisn’tjustanissueforme–itisapassionandacause–anditisafightIwillcontinueuntileverysingleAmericanisinsured–noexceptions,noexcuses.
WeallwantanAmericadefinedbydeepandmeaningfulequality–fromcivilrightstolaborrights,fromwomen’srightstogayrights,fromendingdiscriminationtopromotingunionizationtoprovidinghelpforthemostimportantjobthereis:
caringforourfamilies.
WeallwanttorestoreAmerica’sstandingintheworld,toendthewarinIraqandonceagainleadbythepowerofourvalues,andtojoinwithouralliestoconfrontoursharedchallengesfrompovertyandgenocidetoterrorismandglobalwarming.
Youknow,I’vebeeninvolvedinpoliticsandpubliclifeinonewayoranotherforfourdecades.Duringthosefortyyears,ourcountryhasvotedtentimesforPresident.Democratswononlythreeofthosetimes.Andthemanwhowontwoofthoseelectionsiswithustoday.
Wemadetremendousprogressduringthe90sunderaDemocraticPresident,withaflourishingeconomy,andourleadershipforpeaceandsecurityrespectedaroundtheworld.Justthinkhowmuchmoreprogresswecouldhavemadeoverthepast40yearsifwehadaDemocraticpresident.Thinkaboutthelostopportunitiesofthesepastsevenyears–ontheenvironmentandtheeconomy,onhealthcareandcivilrights,oneducation,foreignpolicyandtheSupremeCourt.Imaginehowfarwecould’vecome,howmuchwecould’veachievedifwehadjusthadaDemocratintheWhiteHouse.
Wecannotletthismomentslipaway.Wehavecometoofarandaccomplishedtoomuch.
Nowthejourneyaheadwillnotbeeasy.Somewillsaywecan’tdoit.Thatit’stoohard.Thatwe’rejustnotuptothetask.ButforaslongasAmericahasexisted,ithasbeentheAmericanwaytoreject“can’tdo”claims,andtochooseinsteadtostretchtheboundariesofthepossiblethroughhardwork,determination,andapioneeringspirit.
Itisthisbelief,thisoptimism,thatSenatorObamaandIshare,andthathasinspiredsomanymillionsofoursupporterstomaketheirvoicesheard.
Sotoday,IamstandingwithSenatorObamatosay:
Yeswecan.
Togetherwewillwork.We’llhavetoworkhardtogetuniversalhealthcare.ButonthedayweliveinanAmericawherenochild,noman,andnowomaniswithouthealthinsurance,wewillliveinastrongerAmerica.That’swhyweneedtohelpelectBarackObamaourPresident.
We’llhavetoworkhardtogetbacktofiscalresponsibilityandastrongmiddleclass.ButonthedayweliveinanAmericawhosemiddleclassisthrivingandgrowingagain,whereallAmericans,nomatterwheretheyliveorwheretheirancestorscamefrom,canearnadecentliving,wewillliveinastrongerAmericaandthatiswhywemustelectBarackObamaourPresident.
We’llhavetoworkhardtofostertheinnovationthatmakesusenergyindependentandliftthethreatofglobalwarmingfromourchildren’sfuture.ButonthedayweliveinanAmericafueledbyrenewableenergy,wewillliveinastrongerAmerica.That’swhywehavetohelpelectBarackObamaourPresident.
We’llhavetoworkhardtobringourtroopshomefromIraq,andgetthemthesupportthey’veearnedbytheirservice.ButonthedayweliveinanAmericathat’sasloyaltoourtroopsastheyhavebeentous,wewillliveinastrongerAmericaandthatiswhywemusthelpelectBarackObamaourPresident.
Thiselectionisaturningpointelectionanditiscriticalthatweallunderstandwhatourchoicereallyis.Willwegoforwardtogetherorwillwestallandslipbackwards.Thinkhowmuchprogresswehavealreadymade.Whenwefirststarted,peopleeverywhereaskedthesamequestions:
CouldawomanreallyserveasCommander-in-Chief?
Well,Ithinkweansweredthatone.
AndcouldanAfricanAmericanreallybeourPresident?
SenatorObamahasansweredthatone.
TogetherSenatorObamaandIachievedmilestonesessentialtoourprogress
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