Transcript: Hillary Clinton's Democratic National Convention speech, annotated - Latimes

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Thank you! Thank you for that amazing welcome. 

My friends, we've come to Philadelphia – the birthplace of our nation – because what happened in this city 240 years ago still has something to teach us today. 

We all know the story. But we usually focus on how it turned out - and not enough on how close that story came to never being written at all. 

When representatives from 13 unruly colonies met just down the road from here, some wanted to stick with the King. Some wanted to stick it to the king, and go their own way. The revolution hung in the balance. Then somehow they began listening to each other … compromising …finding common purpose.   

And by the time they left Philadelphia, they had begun to see themselves as one nation.

That's what made it possible to stand up to a King. That took courage. They had courage. Our Founders embraced the enduring truth that we are stronger together. 

America is once again at a moment of reckoning. Powerful forces are threatening to pull us apart. Bonds of trust and respect are fraying. 

And just as with our founders, there are no guarantees. It truly is up to us.  We have to decide whether we all will work together so we all can rise together.

Our country's motto is e pluribus unum: out of many, we are one.  Will we stay true to that motto? 

Remember: Our Founders fought a revolution and wrote a Constitution so America would never be a nation where one person had all the power. Two hundred and forty years later, we still put our faith in each other.  

That's the country we're fighting for. That's the future we're working toward…  And so it is with humility. . . determination . . .  and boundless confidence in America's promise… that I accept your nomination for President of the United States!

Now, sometimes the people at this podium are new to the national stage.

As you know, I'm not one of those people. I've been your First Lady. Served 8 years as a Senator from the great State of New York.

Then I represented all of you as Secretary of State.  But my job titles only tell you what I've done. They don't tell you why.

The truth is, through all these years of public service, the “service” part has always come easier to me than the “public” part.   I get it that some people just don't know what to make of me. So let me tell you.  - Read More
Transcript: Hillary Clinton's Democratic National Convention speech, annotated

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