1984 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address.docx
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1984DemocraticNationalConventionKeynoteAddress
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Thankyouverymuch.
OnbehalfofthegreatEmpireStateandthewholefamilyofNewYork,letmethankyouforthegreatprivilegeofbeingabletoaddressthisconvention.pleaseallowmetoskipthestoriesandthepoetryandthetemptationtodealinnicebutvaguerhetoric.LetmeinsteadusethisvaluableopportunitytodealimmediatelywiththequestionsthatshoulddeterminethiselectionandthatweallknowarevitaltotheAmericanpeople.
Tendaysago,presidentReaganadmittedthatalthoughsomepeopleinthiscountryseemedtobedoingwellnowadays,otherswereunhappy,evenworried,aboutthemselves,theirfamilies,andtheirfutures.Thepresidentsaidthathedidn'tunderstandthatfear.Hesaid,"Why,thiscountryisashiningcityonahill."Andthepresidentisright.Inmanywaysweareashiningcityonahill.
Butthehardtruthisthatnoteveryoneissharinginthiscity'ssplendorandglory.AshiningcityisperhapsallthepresidentseesfromtheporticooftheWhiteHouseandtheverandaofhisranch,whereeveryoneseemstobedoingwell.Butthere'sanothercity;there'sanotherparttotheshiningthecity;thepartwheresomepeoplecan'tpaytheirmortgages,andmostyoungpeoplecan'taffordone;wherestudentscan'taffordtheeducationtheyneed,andmiddle-classparentswatchthedreamstheyholdfortheirchildrenevaporate.
Inthispartofthecitytherearemorepoorthanever,morefamiliesintrouble,moreandmorepeoplewhoneedhelpbutcan'tfindit.Evenworse:
Thereareelderlypeoplewhotrembleinthebasementsofthehousesthere.Andtherearepeoplewhosleepinthecitystreets,inthegutter,wheretheglitterdoesn'tshow.Thereareghettoswherethousandsofyoungpeople,withoutajoboraneducation,givetheirlivesawaytodrugdealerseveryday.Thereisdespair,Mr.president,inthefacesthatyoudon'tsee,intheplacesthatyoudon'tvisitinyourshiningcity.
Infact,Mr.president,thisisanation--Mr.presidentyououghttoknowthatthisnationismorea"TaleofTwoCities"thanitisjusta"ShiningCityonaHill."
Maybe,maybe,Mr.president,ifyouvisitedsomemoreplaces;maybeifyouwenttoAppalachiawheresomepeoplestillliveinsheds;maybeifyouwenttoLackawannawherethousandsofunemployedsteelworkerswonderwhywesubsidizedforeignsteel.Maybe--Maybe,Mr.president,ifyoustoppedinatashelterinChicagoandspoketothehomelessthere;maybe,Mr.president,ifyouaskedawomanwhohadbeendeniedthehelpsheneededtofeedherchildrenbecauseyousaidyouneededthemoneyforataxbreakforamillionaireorforamissilewecouldn'taffordtouse.
Maybe--Maybe,Mr.president.ButI'mafraidnot.Becausethetruthis,ladiesandgentlemen,thatthisishowwewerewarneditwouldbe.presidentReagantoldusfromtheverybeginningthathebelievedinakindofsocialDarwinism.Survivalofthefittest."Governmentcan'tdoeverything,"weweretold,soitshouldsettlefortakingcareofthestrongandhopethateconomicambitionandcharitywilldotherest.Maketherichricher,andwhatfallsfromthetablewillbeenoughforthemiddleclassandthosewhoaretryingdesperatelytoworktheirwayintothemiddleclass.
Youknow,theRepublicanscalledit"trickle-down"whenHoovertriedit.Nowtheycallit"supplyside."Butit'sthesameshiningcityforthoserelativefewwhoareluckyenoughtoliveinitsgoodneighborhoods.Butforthepeoplewhoareexcluded,forthepeoplewhoarelockedout,alltheycandoisstarefromadistanceatthatcity'sglimmeringtowers.
It'sanoldstory.It'sasoldasourhistory.ThedifferencebetweenDemocratsandRepublicanshasalwaysbeenmeasuredincourageandconfidence.TheRepublicans--TheRepublicansbelievethatthewagontrainwillnotmakeittothefrontierunlesssomeoftheold,someoftheyoung,someoftheweakareleftbehindbythesideofthetrail."Thestrong"--"Thestrong,"theytellus,"willinherittheland."
WeDemocratsbelieveinsomethingelse.Wedemocratsbelievethatwecanmakeitallthewaywiththewholefamilyintact,andwehavemorethanonce.EversinceFranklinRooseveltliftedhimselffromhiswheelchairtoliftthisnationfromitsknees--wagontrainafterwagontrain--tonewfrontiersofeducation,housing,peace;thewholefamilyaboard,constantlyreachingouttoextendandenlargethatfamily;liftingthemupintothewagonontheway;blacksandHispanics,andpeopleofeveryethnicgroup,andnativeAmericans--allthosestrugglingtobuildtheirfamiliesandclaimsomesmallshareofAmerica.Fornearly50yearswecarriedthemalltonewlevelsofcomfort,andsecurity,anddi
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