Hillary Clinton’s Acceptance Speech
Excerpts From the Democratic Nominee’s Remarks in Philadelphia
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. When representatives from 13 unruly colonies met just down the road from here, some wanted to stick with the king, and some wanted to stick it to the king. 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. They had courage. Our Founders embraced the enduring truth that…
