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1996 Republican National Convention Speech - Jack Kemp
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| Parent | Parent Candidate |
| Contributor | The Sunset Provision |
| Post Date | , 12:am |
| Description | Abraham Lincoln believed, you serve your party best by serving your country first. Ladies and Gentlemen, my fellow Americans, I can't think of a better way of serving our country than by electing Bob Dole president of the United States here on the eve of the 21st Century.
By the way, this time let's reelect a Republican Congress to help Bob Dole restore the American dream.
Tonight, here in San Diego, Bob Dole and I begin this campaign to take our message of growth, hope, leadership and cultural renewal to all Americans.
As I said in Russell, Kansas, Bob Dole's hometown, we're taking our cause from the boroughs of New York to the barrios of Los Angeles. We will carry the word to every man, woman and child of every color and background that today, on the eve of the new American century, it is time to renew the American promise, to recapture the American Dream and to give our nation a new birth of freedom... with liberty, equality and justice for all.
I am putting our opponents on notice. We are asking for the support of every single American. Our appeal of boundless opportunity crosses every barrier of geography, race and belief. We may not get every vote, but we will speak to every heart. In word and action, we will represent our entire American family.
And so, in the spirit of Mr. Lincoln, who believed that the purpose of a great party is not to defeat the other party but to provide superior ideas, principled leadership and a compelling cause, I accept your nomination for Vice President of the United States.
Our convention is not just the meeting of a party, but a celebration of ideas. Our goal is not just to win, but to be worthy of winning.
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