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John McCain’s Acceptance Speech September 4, 2008 The following is a transcript of Senator John McCains acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, as recorded by CQ Transcriptions. Thank you all very much. Tonight, I have a privilege given few Americans — the privilege of accepting our partys nomination for president of the United States. And I accept it with gratitude, humility and confidence. In my life, no success has come without a good fight, and this nomination wasnt any different. Thats a tribute to the candidates who opposed me and their supporters. Theyre leaders of great ability, who love our country and wished to lead it to better days. Their support is an honor I wont forget. Im grateful to the president for leading us in those dark days following the worst attack on American soil in our history and keeping us safe from another attack many thought was inevitable; and to the first lady, Laura Bush, a model of grace and kindness in public and in private. And Im grateful to the 41st president and his bride of 63 years, and for their outstanding example of honorable service to our country. As always, Im indebted to my wife, Cindy, and my seven children. The pleasures of family life can seem like a brief holiday from the crowded calendar of our nations business. But I have treasured them all the more, and cant imagine a life without the happiness you give me. Cindy said a lot of nice things about me tonight. But, in truth, shes more my inspiration than I am hers. Her concern for those less blessed than we are — victims of land mines, children born in poverty and with birth defects — shows the measure of her humanity. I know she will make a great first lady. When I was growing up, my father was often at sea, and the job of raising my brother, sister and me would fall to my mother alone. Roberta McCain gave us her love of life, her deep interest in the world, her strength, and her belief we are all meant to use our opportunities t