Hillary Clinton's exit
speech
6月24日，希拉里·克林顿来到位于美国首都华盛顿的国会大厦，向她的支持者和这里的工作人员致意。当日，在美国民主党总统预选中落败的联邦参议员希拉里·克林顿重返参议院工作。民主党议员以掌声和眼泪欢迎希拉里“重操旧业”。
新华社/路透
Thank you very,very
much.Well,this isn't exactly the party I'd 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....
You have inspired and touched
me with the stories of the joys and sorrows that make up the fabric of our
lives.And you have humbled me w ith your commitment to our country.Eighteen
million of you,from all walks of life...women and men,young and old,Latino and
Asian,African-Am erican and Caucasian...rich,poor,and middle-class,gay and
straight,you have stood with m e.
And I will continue to stand
strong with you every time,everyplace,in every way that I can.The dreams we
share are worthfighting for.
I entered this race because I
have an old- fashioned conviction that public service is
about help-ing people solve their problems and live their dreams.I've had every
opportunity and blessing in my own life,and I want the
same for all Americans.
And until that day
comes,you'll always find me on the frontlines 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.
Today,as I suspend my
campaign,I con-gratulate him on the victory he has won and the extraordinary
race he has run.I endorse him and throw my full support behind him.
I have served in the Senate
with him for four years.I have been in this cam paign with him for 16 months.I
have stood on the stage and gone toe-to-toe with him in 22 debates.I've had a
front-rowseat to his candidacy,and I have seen his strength and
determination,his grace and his grit.
希拉里和奥巴马亲吻脸颊
In his own life,Barack Obama
has lived the American dream,as acommunity organizer,in the state senate,as a
United States senator.He h as dedicated him self to ensuring th e dream
isrealized.And in this cam paign,he has inspired so m any to becom einvolved in
the dem ocratic process and invested in our com m onfuture.
W e m ay have started on
separate journeys,but today our pathshave m erged.And w e're all heading tow ard
the sam edestination,united and m ore ready th an ever to w in in Novem berand
to turn our country around,because so m uch is at stake.Now,the journey ahead w
ill not be easy.Som e w ill say w e can'tdo it,that it's too hard,w e're just
not up to the task.But for aslong as
Am erica has existed,it has
been the Am erican w ay to rejectcan't-do claim s and to choose instead to
stretch the boundaries ofthe possible through hard w ork,determ ination,and a
pioneeringspirit.
Now,on a personal note,w hen
I w as asked w hat it m eans to be aw om an running for presi-dent,I alw ays
gave the sam e answ er,thatI w as proud to be running as a w om an,but I w as
running because Ithought I'd be the best president.But...
But I am a w om an and,like m
illions of w om en,I know there arestill barriers and biases out there,often
unconscious,and I w ant tobuild an Am erica that respects and em braces the
potential of everylast one of us.
I ran as a daughter w ho
benefited from opportunities m y m othernever dream ed of.I ran as a m other w
ho w orries about m ydaughter's future and a m other w ho w ants to leave all
childrenbrighter tom orrow s.
You can be so proud that,from
now on,it w ill be unrem arkable fora w om an to w in pri-m ary state
victories...unrem arkable to havea w om an in a close race to b e our n om in
ee,unrem arkable tothink that a w om an can be the president of the United
States.Andthat is truly rem arkable,m y friends.(to be continued)
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