编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第页共NUMPAGES18页第PAGE\*MERGEFORMAT18页共NUMPAGES\*MERGEFORMAT18页Thankyousomuch.Thankyouall.Well,thisisn’texactlythepartyI’dplanned,butIsurelikethecompany.IwanttostarttodaybysayinghowgratefulIamtoallofyou–toeveryonewhopouredyourheartsandyourhopesintothiscampaign,whodroveformilesandlinedthestreetswavinghomemadesigns,whoscrimpedandsavedtoraisemoney,whoknockedondoorsandmadecalls,whotalkedandsometimesarguedwithyourfriendsandneighbors,whoemailedandcontributedonline,whoinvestedsomuchinourcommonenterprise,tothemomsanddadswhocametoourevents,wholiftedtheirlittlegirlsandlittleboysontheirshouldersandwhisperedintheirears,“See,youcanbeanythingyouwanttobe.”Totheyoungpeoplelike13year-oldAnnRiddlefromMayfield,OhiowhohadbeensavingfortwoyearstogotoDisneyWorld,anddecidedtousehersavingsinsteadtotraveltoPennsylvaniawithherMomandvolunteerthereaswell.Totheveteransandthechildhoodfriends,toNewYorkersandArkansanswhotraveledacrossthecountryandtellinganyonewhowouldlistenwhyyousupportedme.Toallthosewomenintheir80sandtheir90sbornbeforewomencouldvotewhocasttheirvotesforourcampaign.I’vetoldyoubeforeaboutFlorenceSteenofSouthDakota,whowas88yearsold,andinsistedthatherdaughterbringanabsenteeballottoherhospicebedside.HerdaughterandafriendputanAmericanflagbehindherbedandhelpedherfillouttheballot.Shepassedawaysoonafter,andunderstatelaw,herballotdidn’tcount.Butherdaughterlatertoldareporter,“Mydad’sanorneryoldcowboy,andhedidn’tlikeitwhenheheardmom’svotewouldn’tbecounted.Idon’tthinkhehadvotedin20years.Buthevotedinplaceofmymom.”Toallthosewhovotedforme,andtowhomIpledgedmyutmost,mycommitmenttoyouandtotheprogressweseekisunyielding.Youhaveinspiredandtouchedmewiththestoriesofthejoysandsorrowsthatmakeupthefabricofourlivesandyouhavehumbledmewithyourcommitmenttoourcountry.18millionofyoufromallwalksoflife–womenandmen,youngandold,LatinoandAsian,African-AmericanandCaucasian,rich,poorandmiddleclass,gayandstraight–youhavestoodstrongwithme.AndIwillcontinuetostandstrongwithyo