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1、Thank you all. Thank you so much. You know, its hard to believe that it has been eight years since I first came to this convention to talk with you about why I thought my husband should be president. Remember how I told you about his character and convictions, his decency and his grace, the traits t
2、hat weve seen every day that hes served our country in the White House? I also told you about our daughters, how they are the heart of our hearts, the center of our world. And during our time in the White House, weve had the joy of watching them grow from bubbly little girls into poised young women,
3、 a journey that started soon after we arrived in Washington. When they set off for their first day at their new school, I will never forget that winter morning as I watched our girls, just 7 and 10 years old, pile into those black SUVs with all those big men with guns. And I saw their little faces p
4、ressed up against the window, and the only thing I could think was, what have we done? See, because at that moment I realized that our time in the White House would form the foundation for who they would become and how well we managed this experience could truly make or break them. That is what Bara
5、ck and I think about every day as we try to guide and protect our girls through the challenges of this unusual life in the spotlight, how we urge them to ignore those who question their father s citizenship or faith. How we insist that the hateful language they hear from public figures on TV does no
6、t represent the true spirit of this country. How we explain that when someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you dont stoop to their level. No, our motto is, when they go low, we go high. With every word we utter, with every action we take, we know our kids are watching us. We as parents are their m
7、ost important role models. And let me tell you, Barack and I take that same approach to our jobs as president and first lady because we know that our words and actions matter, not just to our girls, but the children across this country, kids who tell us I saw you on TV, I wrote a report on you for s
8、chool. Kids like the little black boy who looked up at my husband, his eyes wide with hope and he wondered, is my hair like yours? And make no mistake about it, this November when we go to the polls that is what were deciding, not Democrat or Republican, not left or right. No, in this election and e
9、very election is about who will have the power to shape our children for the next four or eight years of their lives. And I am here tonight because in this election there is only one person who I trust with that responsibility, only one person who I believe is truly qualified to be president of the
10、United States, and that is our friend Hillary Clinton. Thats right. See, I trust Hillary to lead this country because Ive seen her lifelong devotion to our nations children, not just her own daughter, who she has raised to perfection, but every child who needs a champion, kids who take the long way
11、to school to avoid the gangs, kids who wonder how theyll ever afford college, kids whose parents dont speak a word of English, but dream of a better life, kids who look to us to determine who and what they can be. You see, Hillary has spent decades doing the relentless, thankless work to actually ma
12、ke a difference in their lives, advocating for kids with disabilities as a young lawyer, fighting for childrens health care as first lady, and for quality child care in the Senate. And when she didn t win the nomination eight years ago, she didn t get angry or disillusioned. Hillary did not pack up
13、and go home, because as a true public servant Hillary knows that this is so much bigger than her own desires and disappointments. So she proudly stepped up to serve our country once again as secretary of state, traveling the globe to keep our kids safe. And look, there were plenty of moments when Hi
14、llary could have decided that this work was too hard, that the price of public service was too high, that she was tired of being picked apart for how she looks or how she talks or even how she laughs. But heres the thing. What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure. She
15、 never takes the easy way out. And Hillary Clinton has never quit on anything in her life. And when I think about the kind of president that I want for my girls and all our children, thats what I want. I want someone with the proven strength to persevere, someone who knows this job and takes it seri
16、ously, someone who understands that the issues a president faces are not black and white and cannot be boiled down to 140 characters. Because when you have the nuclear codes at your fingertips and the military in your command, you can t make snap decisions. You can t have a thin skin or a tendency to lash out. You need to be steady and measured and well-informed. I want a president with a record of public service, someone whose life
