26/8/2009
“And may it be said of us, both in dark passages and in bright days, in the words of Tennyson that my brothers quoted and loved, and that have special meaning for me now:
“I am a part of all that I have met….
Tho much is taken, much abides….
That which we are, we are—
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
…strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end. For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.
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Senator Edward M. Kennedy, August 12, 1980 Democratic Convention.
Good-bye to the Lion of the Senate, who fought tirelessly for the cause of the people, specifically in health care reform. Perhaps this is also the end of an influential (and tumultuous) political dynasty that shaped America for generations. Rest in Peace.
