希拉里克林顿退选演讲.docx
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希拉里克林顿退选演讲
Well--Well,thisisn'texactlythepartyI'dplanned,butIsurelikethecompany.
AndIwanttostarttodaybysayinghowgratefulIamtoallofyou,toeveryonewhopouredyourheartsandyourhopesintothiscampaign,whodroveformilesandlinedthestreetswavinghomemadesigns,whoscrimpedandsavedtoraisemoney,whoknockedondoorsandmadecalls,whotalked,sometimesarguedwithyourfriendsandneighbors,whoe-mailedandcontributedonline,whoinvestedsomuchinourcommonenterprise,tothemomsanddadswhocametoourevents,wholiftedtheirlittlegirlsandlittleboysontheirshouldersandwhisperedintheirears,"See,youcanbeanythingyouwanttobe."
Totheyoungpeoplelike13-year-oldAnneRiddellfromMayfield,Ohio,whohadbeensavingfortwoyearstogotoDisneyWorldanddecidedtousehersavingsinsteadtotraveltoPennsylvaniawithhermomandvolunteerthere,aswell.
Totheveterans,tothechildhoodfriends,toNewYorkersandArkansanswhotraveledacrossthecountry,tellinganyonewhowouldlistenwhyyousupportedme.Andtoallofthosewomenintheir80sandtheir90sbornbeforewomencouldvote,whocasttheirvotesforourcampaign.I'vetoldyoubeforeaboutFlorenceSteinofSouthDakotawhowas88yearsoldandinsistedthatherdaughterbringanabsenteeballottoherhospicebedside.HerdaughterandafriendputanAmericanflagbehindherbedandhelpedherfillouttheballot.
Shepassedawaysoonafterand,understatelaw,herballotdidn'tcount,butherdaughterlatertoldareporter,"Mydad'sanornery,oldcowboy,andhedidn'tlikeitwhenheheardMom'svotewouldn'tbecounted.Idon'tthinkhehadvotedin20years,buthevotedinplaceofmymom."
SotoallthosewhovotedformeandtowhomIpledgedmyutmost,mycommitmenttoyouandtotheprogressweseekisunyielding.Youhaveinspiredandtouchedmewiththestoriesofthejoysandsorrowsthatmakeupthefabricofourlives.Andyouhavehumbledmewithyourcommitmenttoourcountry.Eighteenmillionofyou,fromallwalksoflife--womenandmen,youngandold,LatinoandAsian,African-AmericanandCaucasian,rich,poor,andmiddle-class,gayandstraight,youhavestoodwithme.AndIwillcontinuetostandstrongwithyoueverytime,everyplace,ineverywaythatIcan.Thedreamsweshareareworthfightingfor.
Remember,wefoughtforthesinglemomwiththeyoungdaughter,jugglingworkandschool,whotoldme,"I'mdoingitalltobettermyselfforher."Wefoughtforthewomanwhograbbedmyhandandaskedme,"WhatareyougoingtodotomakesureIhavehealthcare?
"andbegantocry,becauseeventhoughsheworksthreejobs,shecan'taffordinsurance.WefoughtfortheyoungmanintheMarineCorpst-shirtwhowaitedmonthsformedicalcareandsaid,"Takecareofmybuddiesoverthere,andthenwillyoupleasetakecareofme?
"Wefoughtforallthosewho'velostjobsandhealthcare,whocan'taffordgasorgroceriesorcollege,whohavefeltinvisibletotheirPresidenttheselastsevenyears.
IenteredthisracebecauseIhaveanold-fashionedconvictionthatpublicserviceisabouthelpingpeoplesolvetheirproblemsandlivetheirdreams.I'vehadeveryopportunityandblessinginmyownlife,andIwantthesameforallAmericans.Anduntilthatdaycomes,you'llalwaysfindmeonthefrontlinesofdemocracy,fightingforthefuture.
Thewaytocontinueourfightnow,toaccomplishthegoalsforwhichwestandistotakeourenergy,ourpassion,ourstrength,anddoallwecantohelpelectBarackObama,thenextPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Today,asIsuspendmycampaign,Icongratulatehimonthevictoryhehaswonandtheextraordinaryracehehasrun.Iendorsehimandthrowmyfullsupportbehindhim.AndIaskallofyoutojoinmeinworkingashardforBarackObamaasyouhaveforme.
IhaveservedintheSenatewithhimforfouryears.Ihavebeeninthiscampaignwithhimfor16months.Ihavestoodonthestageandgonetoe-to-toewithhimin22debates.I'vehadafront-rowseattohiscandidacy,andIhaveseenhisstrengthanddetermination,hisgraceandhisgrit.Inhisownlife,BarackObamahaslivedtheAmericandream,asacommunityorganizer,intheStateSenate,asaUnitedStatessenator.Hehasdedicatedhimselftoensuringthedreamisrealized.Andinthiscampaign,hehasinspiredsomanytobecomeinvolvedinthedemocraticprocessandinvestedinourcommonfuture.
Now,whenIstartedthisrace,IintendedtowinbacktheWhiteHouseandmakesurewehaveaPresidentwhoputsourcountrybackonthepathtopeace,prosperityandprogress.Andthat'sexactlywhatwe'regoingtodo,byensuringthatBarackObamawalksthroughthedoorsoftheOvalOfficeonJanuary20,2009.
Now,Iunderstand--Iunderstandthatweallknowthishasbeenatoughfight,buttheDemocraticPartyisafamily.Andnowit'stimetorestorethetiesthatbindustogetherandtocometogetheraroundtheidealsweshare,thevalueswecherish,andthecountrywelove.Wemayhavestartedonseparatejourneys,buttodayourpathshavemerged.Andwe'reallheadingtowardthesamedestination,unitedandmorereadythanevertowininNovemberandtoturnourcountryaround,becausesomuchisatstake.
WeallwantaneconomythatsustainstheAmericandream,theopportunitytoworkhardandhavethatworkrewarded,tosaveforcollege,ahomeandretirement,toaffordthatgasandthosegroceries,andstillhavealittleleftoverattheendofthemonth,aneconomythatliftsallofourpeopleandensuresthatourprosperityisbroadlydistributedandshared.
Weallwantahealthcaresystemthatisuniversal,high-qualityandaffordable,sothatparentsdon'thavetochoosebetweencareforthemselvesortheirchildrenorbestuckindead-endjobssimplytokeeptheirinsurance.Thisisn'tjustanissueforme.Itisapassionandacause,anditisafightIwillcontinueuntileverysingleAmericanisinsured,noexceptionsandnoexcuses.
WeallwantanAmericadefinedbydeepandmeaningfulequality,fromcivilrightstolaborrights,fromwomen'srightstogayrightsfromendingdiscriminationtopromotingunionization,toprovidinghelpforthemostimportantjobthereis:
caringforourfamilies.
AndweallwanttorestoreAmerica'sstandingintheworld,toendthewarinIraq,andonceagainleadbythepowerofourvaluesandtojoinwithouralliestoconfrontoursharedchallenges,frompovertyandgenocidetoterrorismandglobalwarming.
Youknow,I'vebeeninvolvedinpoliticsandpubliclifeinonewayoranotherforfourdecades.Andduringthose--duringthose40years,ourcountryhasvoted10timesforPresident.Democratswononlythreeofthosetimes,andthemanwhowontwoofthoseelectionsiswithustoday.Wemadetremendousprogressduringthe'90sunderaDemocraticPresident,withaflourishingeconomyandourleadershipforpeaceandsecurityrespectedaroundtheworld.
Justthinkhowmuchmoreprogresswecouldhavemadeoverthepast40yearsifwe'dhadaDemocraticPresident.Thinkaboutthelostopportunitiesofthesepastsevenyearsontheenvironmentandtheeconomy,onhealthcareandcivilrights,oneducation,foreignpolicyandtheSupremeCourt.Imaginehowfarwecouldhavecome,howmuchwecouldhaveachievedifwehadjusthadaDemocratintheWhiteHouse.Wecannotletthismomentslipaway.Wehavecometoofarandaccomplishedtoomuch.
Now,thejourneyaheadwillnotbeeasy.Somewillsaywecan'tdoit,thatit'stoohard,we'rejustnotuptothetask.ButforaslongasAmericahasexisted,ithasbeentheAmericanwaytorejectcan't-doclaimsandtochooseinsteadtostretchtheboundariesofthepossiblethroughhardwork,determination,andapioneeringspirit.Itisthisbelief,thisoptimismthatSenatorObamaandIshareandthathasinspiredsomanymillionsofoursupporterstomaketheirvoicesheard.SotodayIamstandingwithSenatorObamatosay:
Yes,wecan!
Andthattogetherwewillwork--we'llhavetoworkhardtoachieveuniversalhealthcare.ButonthedayweliveinanAmericawherenochild,noman,andnowomaniswithouthealthinsurance,wewillliveinastrongerAmerica.That'swhyweneedtohelpelectBarackObamaourPresident.
We'llhavetoworkhardtogetbacktofiscalresponsibilityandastrongmiddleclass.ButonthedayweliveinanAmericawhosemiddleclassisthrivingandgrowingagain,whereallAmericans,nomatterwheretheyliveorwheretheirancestorscamefrom,canearnadecentliving,wewillliveinastrongerAmerica.AndthatiswhywemusthelpelectBarackObamaourPresident.
We'llhavetoworkhardtofostertheinnovationthatwillmakeusenergyindependentandliftthethreatofglobalwarmingfromourchildren'sfuture.ButonthedayweliveinanAmericafueledbyrenewableenergy,wewillliveinastrongerAmerica.AndthatiswhywehavetohelpelectBarackObamaourPresident.
We'llhavetoworkhardtobringourtroopshomefromIraqandgetthemthesupportthey'veearnedbytheirservice.ButonthedayweliveinanAmericathat'sasloyaltoourtroopsastheyhavebeentous,wewillliveinastrongerAmerica.AndthatiswhywemusthelpelectBarackObamaourPresident.
Thiselectionisaturning-pointelection.Anditiscriticalthatweallunderstandwhatourchoicereallyis.Willwegoforwardtogether,orwillwestallandslipbackwards?
Now,thinkhowmuchprogresswe'vealreadymade.Whenwefirststarted,peopleeverywhereaskedthesamequestions.Couldawomanreallyserveascommander-in-chief?
Well,Ithinkweansweredthatone.CouldanAfrican-AmericanreallybeourPresident?
AndSenatorObamahasansweredthatone.Together,SenatorObamaandIachie
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