[Dialogue] Another good night for America and the globe

[aiseayew]

John,
Excerpts from her speech.  I suspect people were so diverted by the sound
bites, a part of what she was saying got lost.  I felt she was using Freedom
in the best Bonhoefferian sense.

"I have a very personal feeling about how special America is, and I know how
precious freedom is. It is a sacred gift, sanctified by those who have lived
it and those who have died defending it. My right to speak my mind, to have
a voice, to be what some have called 'opinionated,' is a right I deeply and
profoundly cherish. My only hope is that, one day soon, women-who have all
earned the right to their opinions-instead of being labeled opinionated,
will be called smart or well-informed, just as men are.

"Tonight I want to remember my mother's warmth, generosity, wisdom, and
hopefulness, and thank her for all the sacrifices she made on our behalf,
like so many other mothers. This evening, I want to acknowledge and honor
the women of this world, whose wise voices for much too long have been
excluded and discounted. It is time for the world to hear women's voices, in
full and at last.

"In America, the true patriots are those who dare speak truth to power. The
truth we must speak now is that America has responsibilities that it is time
for us to accept again.

"With John Kerry as president, global climate change and other threats to
the health of our planet will begin to be reversed. With John Kerry as
president, the alliances that bind the community of nations and that truly
make our country and the world a safer place, will be strengthened once
more.
The Americans John and I have met in the course of this campaign all want
America to provide hopeful leadership again. They want America to return to
its moral bearings. It is not a moralistic America they seek, but a moral
nation that understands and willingly shoulders its obligations; a moral
nation that rejects thoughtless and greedy choices in favor of thoughtful
and generous actions; a moral nation that leads through the power of its
ideas and the power of its example. We can and we should join together to
make the most of this great gift we have been given, this gift of freedom,
this gift of America.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Cock" <jpc2025 at triad.rr.com>
To: "'Colleague Dialogue'" <Dialogue at wedgeblade.net>
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 3:22 PM
Subject: [Dialogue] Another good night for America and the globe


> Margaret,
>
> Sanctification, huh? Spell that out, please.