"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield" -- It is going to be a Great Day!

[Perky]

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 ... 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

[jaxx]

1. Yes it is!

One that will have been worth the wait.

[CitizenLeft]

2. one of my favorite poems.

My Mom's too. I read the last 20 stanzas at her funeral service. She loved that poem.

It is a great day. I wish she'd lived to see it.

[ensho]

3. Outward Bound using that quote too - or something very like it

to seek to strive and not to yield

(I took a mo. long O.B. course the year I turned 39)

its a good motto to live by

[Perky]

4. Woo Hoo

We love you Teddy.....Tonight is your night! I wish more than anything that you could be here for this.