1984 vice presidential nomination acceptance address

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1、精品文档1984VicePresidentialNominationAcceptanceAddressGeraldineFerraro:1984VicePresidentialNominationAcceptanceAddressLadiesandgentlemenoftheconvention:MynameisGeraldineFerraro.Istandbeforeyoutoproclaimtonight:Americaisthelandwheredreamscancometrueforallofus.AsIstandbeforetheAmericanpeopleandthinkofth

2、ehonorthisgreatconventionhasbestoweduponme,IrecallthewordsofDr.MartinLutherKingJr.,whomadeAmericastrongerbymakingAmericamorefree.Hesaid,“Occasionallyinlifetherearemomentswhichcannotbecompletelyexplainedbywords.Theirmeaningcanonlybearticulatedbytheinaudiblelanguageoftheheart.”Tonightissuchamomentfor

3、me.Myheartisfilledwithpride.Myfellowcitizens,IproudlyacceptyournominationforVicePresidentoftheUnitedStates.AndIamproudtorunwithamanwhowillbeoneofthegreatpresidentsofthiscentury,WalterF.Mondale.Tonight,thedaughterofawomanwhosehighest2016全新精品资料-全新公文范文-全程指导写作–独家原创10/10精品文档goalwasafutureforherchildrent

4、alkstoournation’soldestpartyaboutafutureforusall.Tonight,thedaughterofworkingAmericanstellsallAmericansthatthefutureiswithinourreach,ifwe’rewillingtoreachforit.Tonight,thedaughterofanimmigrantfromItalyhasbeenchosentorunfor[Vice]Presidentinthenewlandmyfathercametolove.Ourfaiththatwecanshapeabetterfu

5、tureiswhattheAmericandreamisallabout.Thepromiseofourcountryisthattherulesarefair.Ifyouworkhardandplaybytherules,youcanearnyourshareofAmerica’sblessings.ThosearethebeliefsIlearnedfrommyparents.AndthosearethevaluesItaughtmystudentsasateacherinthepublicschoolsofNewYorkCity.Atnight,Iwenttolawschool.Ibe

6、cameanassistantdistrictattorney,andIputmyshareofcriminalsbehindbars.Ibelieveifyouobeythelaw,youshouldbeprotected.Butifyoubreakthelaw,youmustpayforyourcrime.WhenIfirstranforCongress,allthepoliticalexpertssaidaDemocratcouldnotwinmyhomedistrict2016全新精品资料-全新公文范文-全程指导写作–独家原创10/10精品文档inQueens.Iputmyfaith

7、inthepeopleandthevaluesthatweshared.Together,weprovedthepoliticalexpertswrong.Inthiscampaign,FritzMondaleandIhaveputourfaithinthepeople.Andwearegoingtoprovetheexpertswrongagain.Wearegoingtowin.Wearegoingtow