While there is no war, this has been a battle getting to this point and I know without a doubt that Americans are battle scarred. We have looked back on the last four years and how this country has changed. We look at divisions and start questioning which category we belong in, male, female black, white, asian, latino, the 1 percent, the other 99 percent. We have focused seemingly on differences without figuring out how to come together as Americans. Most Americans are now tired of the illness in government of hyper partisanship, along with its symptoms of gridlock, delays, cronyism.
It would be easy tomorrow to treat this as another day and not do you part but even though this is not a revolution but an election please realize the price that has been paid for the opportunity for you to cast your vote for President of the United States. The blood of this nations defenders has spilled so that you have a choice in this election. The greatest generation our grandparents and great grandparents fought and sacrificed against forces that would deny our rights to vote and change our way of life from that of freedom to despotism.
I am reminded of the words of Ronald Reagan tonight that he spoke on the eve of his re-election:
The greatness of America doesn't begin in Washington; it begins with each of you—in the mighty spirit of free people under God, in the bedrock values you live by each day in your families, neighborhoods, and work-places. Each of you is an individual worthy of respect, unique and important to the success of America. And only by trusting you, giving you opportunities to climb high and reach for the stars, can we preserve the golden dream of America as the champion of peace and freedom among the nations of the world."
November 5, 1984
Tomorrow no matter what you are doing, no matter where you are go and make time to vote.
Our future depends on it.
