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.WeallwantanAmericadef