And someday, long after this convention, long after the signs come down,
and the crowds stop cheering, and the bands stop playing, may it be said of our
campaign that we kept the faith. May it be said of our Party in 1980 that we
found our faith again.
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.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy - August 12, 1980
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