Hillary Clinton's concession CAMPAIGN
speech provides inspiration
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
delivered her concession speech in at a New York City
hotel on Wednesday morning, Nov. 9. Here is the full text
of her speech:
CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you all. Thank you.
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Thank you all very much. Thank you. Thank-you.
Thank you so much.
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Very rowdy group. Thank you, my friends. Thank
you. Thank you, thank you so very much for being here
and I love you all, too.
Last night, 1 congratulated Donald Trump and offered
to work with him on behalf of our country. I hope that he
will be a successful president fdr all Americans. This is
not the outcome we wanted or we worked so hard for and
I'm sorry that we did not win" this election for the values
we share and the vision we hold for our country.
But I feel pride and gratitude for this wonderful cam
paign that we built together, this vast, diverse, creative,
unruly, energized campaign. You represent the best of
America and being your candidate ha? been one of the
greatest honors of my life.
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I know how disappointed you feel because 1 feel it
too, and so do tens of millions of Americans who invested
their hopes and dreams in this effort. This is painful and
it will be for a long time, but I want you to remember this.
Our campaign was never about one person or even one
election; it was about the country we love and about
building an America that's hopeful, inclusive and big
hearted.
We have seen that our nation is more deeply divided
than we thought. But I still believe in America and I
always will. And if you do, then we must accept this
result and then look to the future. Donald Trump is going
to be our president. We owe him an open mind and the
chance to lead.
Our constitutional democracy enshrines the peaceful
transfer of power and we don't just respect that, we cher
ish it. It also enshrines other things - the rule of law, the
principle that we are all equal in rights and dignity, free
dom of worship and expression. We respect and cherish
these values too and we must defend them.
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Now - and let me add, our constitutional democracy
demands our participation, not just every four years but
all the time. So let's do all we can to keep advancing the
causes and values we all hold dear; making our economy
work for everyone not just those at the top, protecting our
country and protecting our planet and breaking down all
the barriers that hold any American back from achieving
their dreams.
We've spent a year and a half bringing together mil
lions of people from every corner of our country to say
with one voice that we believe that the American dream
is big enough for everyone - for people of all races and
religions, for men and women, for immigrants, for LGBT
people, and people with disabilities. For everyone.
(APPLAUSE)
So now, our responsibility as citizens is to keep doing
our part to build that better, stronger, fairer America we
seek. And I know you will.
1 am so grateful to stand with all of you. 1 want to
thank Tim Kaine and Anne Holton for being our partners
on this journey.
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It has been a joy getting to know them better, and it
gives me great hope and comfort to know that Tim will
remain on the front lines of our democracy representing
Virginia in the Senate.
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To Barack and Michelle Obama, our country owes
you an enormous debt of gratitude.
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We, we thank you for your graceful, determined lead
ership that has meant so much to so many Americans and
people across the world.
And to Bill and Chelsea, Mark, Charlotte, Aidan, our
brothers and our entire family, my love for you means
more than I can ever express. You crisscrossed this coun
try on our behalf and lifted me up when I needed it most
- even four-month-old Aidan who traveled with his mom.
I will always be grateful to the creative, talented, ded
icated men and women at our headquarters in Brooklyn
and across our country.
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You poured your hearts into this campaign. For some
of you who are veterans, it was a campaign after you had
done other campaigns. Some of you, it was your first
campaign. I want each of you to know that you were the
best campaign anybody could have ever expected or
wanted.
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And to the millions of volunteers, community leaders,
activists and union organizers who knocked on doors,
talked to neighbors, posted on Facebook, even in secret,
private Facebook sites ...
(LAUGHTER)
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... I want everybody coining out from behind that and
make sure your voices are heard going forward.
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To everyone who sent in contributions as small at $5
and kept us going, thank you. Thank you from all of us.
And to the young people in particular, I hope you will
hear this. I have, as Tim said, spent my entire adult life
fighting for what I believe in. I've had successes and I've
had setbacks. Sometimes, really painful ones. Many of
you are at the beginning of your professional public and
political careers. You will have successes and setbacks,
too.
This loss hurts, but please never stop believing that
fighting for what's right is worth it.
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It is, it is worth it.
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And so we need, we need you to keep up these fights
now and for the rest of your lives.
And to all the women, and especially the young
women, who put their faith in this campaign and in me, I
want you to know that nothing has made me prouder than
to be your champion.
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Now, I, I know, I know we have still not shattered that
highest and hardest glass ceiling, but some day someone
will and hopefully sooner than we might think right now.
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And, and to all the little girls who are watching this,
never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and
deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to
pursue and achieve your own dreams.
Finally... *
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Finally, I am so grateful for our country and for all it
has given to me. I count my blessings every single day
that I am an American. And I still believe as deeply as I
ever have that if we stand together and work together
with respect for our differences, strength in our convic
tions and love for this nation, our best days are still ahead
of us.
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Because, you know, you know, I believe we are
stronger together and we will go forward together. And
you should never, ever regret fighting for that. You know,
scripture tells us, "Let us not grow weary in doing good,
for in due season, we shall reap if we do not lose heart."
So my friends, let us have faith in each other, let us
not grow weary, let us not lose heart, for there are more
seasons to come. And there is more work to do.
I am incredibly honored and grateful to have had this
chance to represent all of you in this consequential elec
tion.
May God bless you and may God bless the United
States of America.
(APPLAUSE)
This Hillary Clinton speech can be found at
http://www.cnn .com/2016/11 /09/politics/hillary-clinton
concession-speech/.
Hillary Clinton, accompanied by former President
Bill Clinton, right, pauses while speaking to staff
and supporters at the New Yorker Hotel in New
York, Wednesday, Nov. 9, where she conceded her
defeat to Republican Donald Trump after the hard
fought presidential election.
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