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2008-06-2208:19

Andthattogetherwewillwork--we'llhavetoworkhardtoachieveuniversalhealth

hedayweliveinanAmericawherenochild,noman,andnowomanis

withouthealthinsurance,'swhyweneedto

helpelectBarackObamaourpresident.

We'llhavetoworkhardtogetbacktofiscalresponsibilityandastrongmiddleclass.

ButonthedayweliveinanAmericawhomiddleclassisthrivingandgrowingagain,

whereallAmericans,nomatterwheretheyliveorwheretheirancestorscamefrom,

canearnadecentliving,tiswhywemust

helpelectBarackObamaourpresident.

We'llhavetoworkhardtofostertheinnovationthatwillmakeunergyindependent

andliftthethreatofglobalwarmingfromourchildren'hedaywe

liveinanAmericafueledbyrenewableenergy,wewillliveinastrongerAmerica.

AndthatiswhywehavetohelpelectBarackObamaourpresident.

We'llhavetoworkhardtobringourtroopshomefromIraqandgetthemthesupport

they'hedayweliveinanAmericathat'sasloyal

toourtroopsastheyhavebeentous,t

iswhywemusthelpelectBarackObamaourpresident.

scriticalthatweallunderstand

goforwardtogether,orwillwestallandslip

backwards?

Now,thinkhowmuchprogresswe'firststarted,people

womanreallyrveasmander-in-chief?

Well,Ithinkweansweredthatone.

CouldanAfrican-Americanreallybeourpresident?AndSenatorObamahasanswered

thatone.

Together,SenatorObamaandIachievedmilestonesntialtoourprogressasanation,

partofourperpetualdutytoformamoreperfectunion.

Now,onapersonalnote,whenIwasaskedwhatitmeanstobeawomanrunningfor

president,Ialwaysgavethesameanswer,thatIwasproudtoberunningasawoman,

butIwasrunningbecauIthoughtI'...

ButIamawomanand,likemillionsofwomen,Iknowtherearestillbarriersand

biasoutthere,oftenunconscious,andIwanttobuildanAmericathatrespects

andembracesthepotentialofeverylastoneofus.

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Iranasadaughterwhobenefitedfromopportunitiesmymotherneverdreamedof.I

ranasamotherwhoworriesaboutmydaughter'sfutureandamotherwhowantstoleave

allchildrenbrightertomorrows.

TobuildthatfutureIe,wemustmakesurethatwomenandmenalikeunderstand

thestrugglesoftheirgrandmothersandtheirmothers,andthatwomenenjoyequal

opportunities,equalpay,andequalrespect.

Letus...

Letusresolveandworktowardachievingverysimplepropositions:Thereareno

acceptablelimits,andtherearenoacceptableprejudicesinthe21stcenturyinour

country.

Youcanbesoproudthat,fromnowon,itwillbeunremarkableforawomantowin

primarystatevictories...

...unremarkabletohaveawomaninacloracetobeournominee,unremarkableto

tistruly

remarkable,myfriends.

Tothowhoaredisappointedthatwecouldn'tgoalloftheway,especiallytheyoung

peoplewhoputsomuchintothiscampaign,itwouldbreakmyheartif,infalling

shortofmygoal,Iinanywaydiscouragedanyofyoufrompursuingyours.

Alwaysaimhigh,workhard,,whenyou

stumble,,whenyou'reknockeddown,getrightbackupandneverlisten

toanyonewhosaysyoucan'torshouldn'tgoon.

Aswegatherheretodayinthishistoric,magnificentbuilding,the50thwomanto

nblast50womenintospace,wewill

somedaylaunchawomanintotheWhiteHou.

Althoughweweren'tabletoshatterthathighest,hardestglassceilingthistime,

thankstoyou,it'sgotabout18millioncracksinit...

...andthelightisshiningthroughlikeneverbefore,fillingusallwiththehope

andthesureknowledgethatthepathwillbealittleeasiernexttime.

fthesuffragists

whogatheredatSenecaFallsin1848andthowhokeptfightinguntilwomencould

casttheirvotes.

ofthecivilrightsheroesandfootsoldierswhomarched,protested,andriskedtheir

livestobringabouttheendofgregationandJimCrow.

Becauofthem,Igrewuptakingforgrantedthatwomencouldvoteand,becauof

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them,mydaughtergrewuptakingforgrantedthatchildrenofallcolorscouldgo

toschooltogether.

Becauofthem,BarackObamaandIcouldwageahard-foughtcampaignfortheDemocratic

eofthemandbecauofyou,childrentodaywillgrowuptaking

forgrantedthatanAfrican-Americanorawomancan,yes,beethepresidentofthe

...

...whenthatdayarrives,andawomantakestheoathofofficeasourpresident,

wewillallstandtaller,proudofthevaluesofournation,proudthateverylittle

girlcandreambigandthatherdreamscanetrueinAmerica.

Andallofyouwillknowthat,becauofyourpassionandhardwork,youhelpedpave

ttosaytomysupporters:Whenyouhearpeoplesaying

orthinktoyourlf,"Ifonly,or,"Whatif,"Isay,plea,don'

momentwastedlookingbackkeepsusfrommovingforward.

Lifeistooshort,timeistooprecious,andthestakesaretoohightodwellonwhat

tiswhyI

willworkmyheartouttomakesurethatSenatorObamaisournextpresident.

AndIhopeandpraythatallofyouwilljoinmeinthateffort.

TomysupportersandcolleaguesinCongress,tothegovernorsandmayors,elected

officialswhostoodwithmeingoodtimesandbad,thankyouforyourstrengthand

leadership.

Tomyfriendsinourlaborunionswhostoodstrongeverystepoftheway,Ithank

youandpledgemysupporttoyou.

Tomyfriendsfromeverystageofmylife,yourloveandongoingmitmentsustained

meeverysingleday.

Tomyfamily,especiallyBillandChelaandmymother,youmeantheworldtome,

andIthankyouforallyouhavedone.

Andtomyextraordinarystaff,volunteersandsupporters...

...thankyouforworkingtholong,oufordroppingeverything,

leavingworkorschool,travelingtoplacesthatyou'veneverbeen,sometimesfor

nkstoyourfamilies,aswell,becauyoursacrificewastheirs,

ouwerethereformeeverystepoftheway.

Now,beinghuman,'swhyweneedeachother,tocatcheachother

whenwefalter,ylead,somemay

follow,butnoneofuscangoitalone.

Thechangeswe',

libertyandthepursuitofhappinessarerightsthatbelongtousasindividuals.

Butourlives,ourfreedom,ourhappinessarebestenjoyed,bestprotected,andbest

advancedwhenwedoworktogether.

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Thatiswhatwewilldonow,aswejoinforceswithSenatorObamaandhiscampaign.

Wewillmakehistorytogether,aswewritethenextchapterinAmerica'

willstandunitedforthevaluesweholddear,forthevisionofprogressweshare,

andforthecountrywelove.

ThereisnothingmoreAmericanthanthat.

Andlookingoutatyoutoday,llengesthatI

havefacedinthiscampaign...

...arenothingparedtothothatmillionsofAmericansfaceeverydayintheir

ownlives.

SotodayI'mgoingtocountmyblessingsandkeepongoing.I'mgoingtokeepdoing

whatIwasdoinglongbeforethecameravershowedupandwhatI'llbedoinglong

afterthey'regone:workingtogiveeveryAmericanthesameopportunitiesIhadand

workingtoensurethateverychildhasthechancetogrowupandachievehisorher

God-givenpotential.

Iwilldoitwithaheartfilledwithgratitude,withadeepandabidinglovefor

ourcountry,andwithnothingbutoptimismandconfidenceforthedaysahead.

Thisisnowourtimetodoallthatwecantomakesurethat,inthilection,we

addanotherDemocraticpresidenttothatverysmalllistofthelast40yearsand

thatwetakebackourcountryandonceagainmovewithprogressandmitmenttothe

future.

blessyou,andGodblessAmerica.