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Butthehardtruthisthatnoteveryoneissharingin

thiscity'

ssplendorandglory.AshiningcityisperhapsallthePresident

seesfromtheporticooftheWhiteHouseandtheverandaof

hisranch,whereeveryoneseemstobedoingwell.Butthere'

sanothercity.there'

sanother

parttotheshiningthecity.thepartwheresomepeoplecan'

tpaytheirmortgages,andmost

youngpeoplecan'

taffordone.wherestudentscan'

taffordtheeducationtheyneed,and

middleclassparentswatchthedreamstheyholdfortheirchildrenevaporate.

Inthispartofthecitytherearemorepoorthanever,morefamiliesin

trouble,moreandmorepeoplewhoneedhelpbut

can'

tfindit.Evenworse:

Thereareelderlypeoplewho

trembleinthebasementsofthehousesthere.

Andtherearepeoplewhosleepinthecitystreets,inthegutter,wheretheglitterdoesn'

show.Thereareghettoswherethousandsofyoungpeople,withoutajoboraneducation,

givetheirlivesawaytodrugdealerseveryday.Thereisdespair,Mr.President,inthefaces

thatyoudon'

tsee,intheplacesthatyoudon'

tvisitinyourshiningcity.

Mr.Presidentyououghttoknowthat

thisnationismorea"

TaleofTwoCities"

thanitisjusta

"

ShiningCityonaHill."

Maybe,maybe,Mr.President,ifyou

visitedsomemoreplaces.maybeifyouwentto

Appalachiawheresomepeoplestillliveinsheds.maybeifyouwenttoLackawannawhere

thousandsofunemployedsteelworkerswonderwhywesubsidizedforeignsteel.Maybe,Mr.

President,ifyoustoppedinatashelterinChicagoandspoketothehomelessthere.maybe,

Mr.President,ifyouaskedawomanwho

hadbeendeniedthehelpsheneededtofeedher

childrenbecauseyousaidyouneeded

themoneyforataxbreakforamillionaireorforamissilewecouldn'

taffordtouse.

Maybe,Mr.President.ButI'

mafraidnot.Becausethetruthis,ladiesandgentlemen,that

thisishowwewerewarneditwouldbe.PresidentReagantoldusfromtheverybeginningthat

hebelievedinakindofsocialDarwinism.Survival

ofthefittest."

Governmentcan'

tdo

everything,"

weweretold,soitshouldsettlefortakingcareofthestrongandhopethat

economicambitionandcharitywilldotherest.Maketherichricher,andwhat

fallsfromthetablewillbeenough

forthemiddleclassandthosewhoaretryingdesperatelytoworktheir

wayintothemiddleclass.

Youknow,theRepublicanscalledit"

trickledown"

whenHoovertriedit.Nowtheycallit

supplyside."

Butit'

sthesameshiningcityforthoserelativefewwhoareluckyenough

toliveinitsgoodneighborhoods.Butforthepeoplewhoareexcluded,forthepeoplewhoarelocked

out,alltheycandoisstarefromadistanceatthatcity'

sglimmeringtowers.

It'

sanoldstory.It'

sasoldasourhistory.ThedifferencebetweenDemocratsandRepublicans

hasalwaysbeenmeasuredincourageandconfidence.

TheRepublicansbelievethat

thewagontrainwillnotmakeittothefrontierunlesssomeoftheold,

someoftheyoung,some

oftheweakareleftbehindbythesideofthetrail."

Thestrong,"

theytellus,"

willinheritthe

land."

WeDemocratsbelieveinsomethingelse.Wedemocratsbelievethatwecan

makeitallthe

waywiththewholefamilyintact,andwehavemorethanonce.EversinceFranklinRoosevelt

liftedhimselffromhiswheelchairtoliftthisnationfromitskneeswagon

trainafterwagontrainto

newfrontiersofeducation,housing,peace.thewholefamilyaboard,constantly

reachingouttoextendandenlargethatfamily.liftingthemupintothewagonontheway.

blacksandHispanics,andpeopleofeveryethnicgroup,andnativeAmericansall

thosestrugglingtobuildtheirfamiliesandclaimsomesmallshareofAmerica.

Fornearly50yearswecarriedthemall

tonewlevelsofcomfort,andsecurity,anddignity,evenaffluence.And

rememberthis,someofusin

thisroomtodayarehereonlybecausethisnationhadthatkind

ofconfidence.Anditwouldbewrongtoforgetthat.

So,hereweareat

thisconventiontoremindourselveswherewecomefromandtoclaimthe

futureforourselvesandforourchildren.TodayourgreatDemocraticParty,which

hassavedthisnationfromdepression,fromfascism,fromracism,fromcorruption

iscalledupontodoitagainthistimeto

savethenationfromconfusionanddivision,fromthethreatofeventual

fiscaldisaster,andmostofallfromthefearofanuclearholocaust.

That'

snotgoingtobeeasy.MoUdallisexactly

rightitwon'

tbeeasy.Andinorderto

succeed,wemustanswerouropponent'

spolishedandappealingrhetoricwithamoretelling

reasonablenessandrationality.

Wemustwinthiscaseonthemerits.

WemustgettheAmericanpublicto

lookpasttheglitter,

beyondtheshowmanshipto

thereality,thehardsubstanceofthings.

Andwe'

lldoitnotsomuchwith

speechesthatsoundgoodaswith

speechesthataregoodandsound.notso

muchwithspeechesthatwillbringpeopleto

theirfeetaswithspeechesthatwillbringpeopleto

theirsenses.WemustmakeWe

mustmaketheAmericanpeoplehearour"

TaleofTwoCities."

Wemustconvincethemthatwedon'

thavetosettlefortwocities,thatwecanhave

onecity,indivisible,shiningforallofitspeople.

Now,wewillhavenochancetodothatifwhat

comesoutofthisconventionisababelof

arguingvoices.Ifthat'

swhat'

sheardthroughoutthecampaign,dissident

soundsfromallsides,wewillhavenochanceto

tellourmessage.Tosucceedwewillhavetosurrendersome

smallpartsofourindividual

interests,tobuildaplatformthatwecanallstandon,atonce,

andcomfortablyproudly

singingout.Weneedaplatformwecanallagreetosothatwecan

singoutthetruthforthenationtohear,in

chorus,itslogicsoclearandcommandingthatno

slickMadisonAvenuecommercial,noamountofgeniality,nomartialmusicwillbeableto

mufflethesoundofthetruth.

AndweDemocratsmustunite.

WeDemocratsmust

unitesothattheentirenationcanunite,

becausesurelytheRepublicanswon'

tbringthiscountrytogether.Theirpoliciesdividethe

nationintotheluckyandtheleftout,intotheroyaltyandtherabble.

TheRepublicansare

willingtotreatthatdivisionasvictory.Theywouldcutthisnation

inhalf,intothosetemporarilybetteroffandthoseworseoffthanbefore,andtheywouldcall

thatdivisionrecovery.

Now,weshouldnotbeembarrassedordismayedorchagrinediftheprocessofunifyingis

difficult,evenwrenchingat

times.Rememberthat,unlikeanyotherParty,weembracemen

andwomenofeverycolor,everycreed,everyorientation,everyeconomicclass.Inourfamily

aregatheredeveryonefromtheabjectpoorofEssexCountyinNew

York,totheenlightenedaffluentofthegoldcoastsatboth

endsofthenation.Andinbetweenistheheartofour

constituencythemiddleclass,thepeoplenotrichenoughtobeworryfree,

butnotpoorenoughtobeonwelfare.themiddleclassthose

peoplewhoworkforalivingbecausethey

haveto,notbecausesomepsychiatrist

toldthemitwasaconvenientwaytofill

theintervalbetweenbirthandeternity.Whitecollarandbluecollar.Youngprofessionals.Menandwomeninsmallbusinessdesperateforthecapitalandcontractsthattheyneedtoprovetheirworth.

Wespeakfortheminoritieswhohavenotyetenteredthemainstream.Wespeakforethnics

whowanttoaddtheirculturetothemagnificentmosaicthatisAmerica.

WespeakWespeakforwomenwhoareindignantthatthisnationrefusestoetchintoitsgovernmentalcommandmentsthesimplerule"

thoushaltnot

sinagainstequality,"

arulesosimple

Iwasgoingtosay,andIperhapsdarenotbut

Iwill.It'

sacommandmentsosimpleitcanbespelledinthreeletters:

E.R.A.

Wespeakforyoungpeopledemandinganeducationandafuture.Wespeakforsenior

citizens.Wespeakforseniorcitizenswhoareterrorizedbytheidea

thattheironlysecurity,

theirSocialSecurity,isbeingthreatened.Wespeakformillionsofreasoningpeoplefightingto

preserveourenvironmentfromgreedandfrom

stupidity.Andwespeakforreasonablepeoplewhoarefightingtopreserveourveryexistence

fromamachointransigencethatrefusesto

makeintelligentattemptstodiscussthepossibilityofnuclearholocaustwithourenemy.They

refuse.Theyrefuse,becausetheybelievewecanpilemissilessohighthat

theywillpiercethecloudsandthesightofthemwillfrightenourenemiesintosubmission.

Nowwe'

reproudofthisdiversityasDemocrats.We'

regratefulforit.Wedon'

thaveto

manufactureitthewaytheRepublicanswillnextmonth

inDallas,byproppingupmannequin

delegateson

theconventionfloor.Butwe,whilewe'

reproudofthisdiversity,wepayaprice

forit.