Hillary Clinton Farewell Speech音频稿.docVIP

Thank you very, very much. Well, this isnt exactly the party Id planned, but I sure like the company. And I want to start today by saying how grateful I am to all of you, to everyone who poured your hearts and your hopes into this campaign, who drove for miles and lined the streets waving homemade signs, who scrimped and saved to raise money, who knocked on doors and made calls, who talked, sometimes argued with your friends and neighbors... ... who e-mailed and contributed online, who invested so much in our common enterprise, to the moms and dads who came to our events, who lifted their little girls and little boys on their shoulders and whispered in their ears, See, you can be anything you want to be. Remember, we fought for the single mom with the young daughter, juggling work and school, who told me, Im doing it all to better myself for her. We fought for the woman who grabbed my hand and asked me, What are you going to do to make sure I have health care? and began to cry, because even though she works three jobs, she cant afford insurance. We fought for the young man in the Marine Corps t-shirt who waited months for medical care and said, Take care of my buddies over there, and then will you please take care of me? We fought for all those whove lost jobs and health care, who cant afford gas or groceries or college, who have felt invisible to their president these last seven years. I entered this race because I have an old-fashioned conviction that public service is about helping people solve their problems and live their dreams. Ive had every opportunity and blessing in my own life, and I want the same for all Americans. And until that day comes, youll always find me on the front lines of democracy, fighting for the future. The way to continue our fight now, to accomplish the goals for which we stand is to take our energy, our passion, our strength, and do all we can to help elect Barack Obama, the next president of the United States. Now, I understand -- I un