Vice President Harris delivered a superb speech tonight--described beforehand as her closing argument of the campaign--at the Ellipse in Washington, with The White House in the distance, behind her.
At the end of her speech, the Vice President said the following:
Nearly 250 years ago, America was born when we wrested freedom from a petty tyrant.
Across the generations, Americans have preserved that freedom, expanded it, and in so doing proved to the world that a government of, by, and for the people is strong and can endure.
And those who came before us--the patriots at Normandy, and Selma, Seneca Falls, and Stonewall, on farmlands and factory floors. They did not struggle, sacrifice and lay down their lives only to see us cede our fundamental freedoms. They didn't do that, only to see us submit to the will of another petty tyrant.
These United States of America, we are not a vessel for the schemes of wannabe dictators. The United States of America is the greatest idea humanity ever devised. A nation big enough to encompass all our dreams, strong enough to withstand any fracture or fissure between us. And fearless enough to imagine a future of possibilities.
So America, let us reach for that future. Let us fight for this beautiful country we love. And in seven days, we have the power, each of you has the power, to turn the page, and start writing the next chapter in the most extraordinary story ever told.
Here is a video of the full speech:
