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Sunday morning came-next day the battalions would leave for the front; the church was filled; the volunteers were there, their faces alight with material dreams-visions of a stern advance, the gathering momentum, the rushing charge, the flashing sabers, the flight of the foe, the tumult, the enveloping smoke, the fierce pursuit, the surrender!-then home from the war, bronzed heros, welcomed, adored, submerged in golden seas of glory! With the volunteers sat their dear ones, proud, happy, and envied by the neighbors and friends who had no sons and brothers to send forth to the field of honor, there to win for the flag or, failing, die the noblest of noble deaths. The service proceeded; a war chapter from the Old Testament was read; the first prayer was said; it was followed by an organ burst that shook the building, and with one impulse the house rose, with glowing eyes and beating hearts, and poured out that tremendous invocation — "God the all-terrible! Thou who ordainest, Thunder thy clarion and lightning thy sword!"
Then came the "long" prayer. None could remember the like of it for passionate pleading and moving and beautiful language. The burden of its supplication was that an ever–merciful and benignant Father of us all would watch over our noble young soldiers and aid, comfort, and encourage them in their patriotic work; bless them, shield them in His mighty hand, make them strong and confident, invincible in the bloody onset; help them to crush the foe, grant to them and to their flag and country imperishable honor and glory –
An aged stranger entered and moved with slow and noiseless step up the main aisle, his eyes fixed upon the minister, his long body clothed in a robe that reached to his feet, his head bare, his white hair descending in a frothy cataract to his shoulders, his seamy face unnaturally pale, pale even to ghastliness. With all eyes following him and wondering, he made his silent way; without pausing, he ascended to the preacher's side and stood there, waiting.
With shut lids the preacher, unconscious of his presence, continued his moving prayer, and at last finished it with the words, uttered in fervent appeal,"Bless our arms, grant us the victory, O Lord our God, Father and Protector of our land and flag!"
The stranger touched his arm, motioned him to step aside — which the startled minister did — and took his place. During some moments he surveyed the spellbound audience with solemn eyes in which burned an uncanny light; then in a deep voice he said
"I come from the Throne-bearing a message from Almighty God!" The words smote the house with a shock; if the stranger perceived it he gave no attention. "He has heard the prayer of His servant your shepherd and grant it if such shall be your desire after I, His messenger, shall have explained to you its import-that is to say, its full import. For it is like unto many of the prayers of men, in that it asks for more than he who utters it is aware of-except he pause and think.
"God's servant and yours has prayed his prayer. Has he paused and taken thought? Is it one prayer? No, it is two- one uttered, the other not. Both have reached the ear of His Who hearth all supplications, the spoken and the unspoken. Ponder this-keep it in mind. If you beseech a blessing upon yourself, beware! lest without intent you invoke a curse upon a neighbor at the same time. If you pray for the blessing of rain upon your crop which needs it, by that act you are possibly praying for a curse upon some neighbor's crop which may not need rain and can be injured by it.
"You have heard your servant's prayer-the uttered part of it. I am commissioned by God to put into words the other part of it-that part which the pastor, and also you in your hearts, fervently prayed silently. And ignorantly and unthinkingly? God grant that it was so! You heard these words: 'Grant us the victory, O Lord our God!' That is sufficient. The whole of the uttered prayer is compact into those pregnant words. Elaborations were not necessary. When you have prayed for victory you have prayed for many unmentioned results which follow victory-must follow it, cannot help but follow it. Upon the listening spirit of God the Father fell also the unspoken part of the prayer. He commandeth me to put it into words. Listen!
"O Lord our Father, our young patriots, idols of our hearts, go forth to battle-be Thou near them! With them, in spirit, we also go forth from the sweet peace of our beloved firesides to smite the foe. O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; help us to wring the hearts of their unoffending widows with unavailing grief; help us to turn them out roofless with their little children to wander unfriended the wastes of their desolated land in rags and hunger and thirst, sports of the sun flames of summer and the icy winds of winter, broken in spirit, worn with travail, imploring Thee for the refuge of the grave and denied it-for our sakes who adore Thee, Lord, blast their hopes, blight their lives, protract their bitter pilgrimage, make heavy their steps, water their way with their tears, stain the white snow with the blood of their wounded feet! We ask it, in the spirit of love, of Him Who is the Source of Love, and Who is ever-faithful refuge and friend of all that are sore beset and seek His aid with humble and contrite hearts. Amen.
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"Ye have prayed it; if ye still desire it, speak! The messenger of the Most High waits."
It was believed afterward that the man was a lunatic, because there was no sense in what he said.
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A 40s Precursor to the Walk-Away Dress?
The 1945 pattern is kind of cool, I think. Is has an neat little collar and I like the waistline darts that radiate outwards. (Click the top image to see it full-size.) Interestingly, the dress was designed by a high school student named Lola Brooks (great name, huh?). She won the Chicago Tribune Teen-Age Fashion Competition and her pattern was produced by Beauty Patterns, a mystery company that I've seen a few other mentions of from the 1940s.
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You see plenty of other variations of this kind of wrap-around dress later in pattern history:
I'd always assumed these patterns were all based on the Walk-Away Dress of 1952, which supposedly was a pioneer in the movement of the ultra-simple wrap around dress. But the 1945 design above refutes that notion to a certain extent. Had this kind of dress actually been popular with home seamstresses in the 40s? Obviously, the Walk-Away is the one that stuck in our cultural history, but I wonder who truly first invented this kind of design? Who knows - perhaps a 20s version will turn up at some point. I can certainly see the wrap design blending seamlessly into a drop-waist flapper silhouette. Isn't it interesting how this simple composition could really work itself into any decade?
What do you all think? Do you like the 40s design above? Or could you do without this sort of dress all together?
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I actually like the 40's version better than the popular 1950's one.ReplyDelete
The Jiffy pattern--it is-60s? I love it! And the last Butterick pattern in your queue--I had something similiar. There are still patterns for wrap-style pants and skirts, probably all evolvoing from the walk-away dress.ReplyDelete
LOVE the 1940s version. Also the Jiffy patterns version, but I can't do empire waists.ReplyDelete
Hadn't thought much about alterations to my walk-away but I can certainly see myself using these pics as alteration ideas.
Wonder if simply reducing the volume of the skirt will solve the issue of the back neckline creeping to the front?
Oh, just remembered, I have the little girls version of the last one. I think it's marked as a dress and beach cover-up.
A lot of those covers look like you, actuallyReplyDelete
That last Butterick pattern is amazing, I want it!ReplyDelete
I do like the B6015 pattern, View A. Made up in the right black and white fabric it could create a very elegant dress for special occasions.ReplyDelete
I love 'em all. Boy, Gretchen, you are quite the fashion sleuth/historian! Great finds!ReplyDelete
I think these are all really cool, but how wearable are they? That last one really appeals to my mod leanings, but it looks like it would need constant adjustment so that it wouldn't fall off. Maybe if I were so lucky to have that pattern in my stash it could be a swimsuit coverup...ReplyDelete
I love the concept, and imagine that it would allow women who were put off by zips and buttons to feel comfortable making something they could happily wear. I'm a big fan of the jiffy dress too and I love the way the first one looks in the illustration. I'd be interested to see how they would look on a pear shape..ReplyDelete
I love the 40's version and the Jiffy version. I think I actually like the Jiffy a little better. I am still undecided as to whether or not I even like the walkaway dress.ReplyDelete
I like the silhouette of the '40s dress the best. Is it just me or does it look like the model is giving the talk-to-the-hand gesture like an insolent teenager? I think it adds more dimension to the term "walk-away dress".ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 17, 2009 at 9:41 AM
I like the full skirt version. I was all set to make the Butterick version of the Walk Away dress with a reversible silk fabric (love the picture and the concept) until I read this post: http://blog.mammamadedesigns.com/archive/2008/05/24/sewing-butterick-4790---a-complete-waste-of-time.aspxReplyDelete
Can someone tell me if they have had a good experience with wearing the pattern?
- AnonymousDecember 17, 2009 at 9:52 AM
I really like the 40's one and the one right after the walkaway. The 40's one looks so feminine and I love how the one after the walkaway is just less obviously a wrap...and that it's secured by buttons so a stiff breeze won't expose you. I'm still not sold on the sleeve on the walkaway. It just doesn't look terribly flattering.ReplyDelete
Anonymous, there are a lot of responses about personal experiences with the walk-away on my earlier post that I linked to above.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 17, 2009 at 10:06 AM
The numbers are from my son btw. I just switched from the desktop to my husband's laptop because he pulled out the cord on the desktop while I was commenting. I see it still got up there. I was checking to see if it did and I couldn't figure out why there were all these random numbers were typing until I saw him with the wireless keyboard. So Noah says hi, Gertie.
I have an entire book of vintage flapper dresses that are all made in the same manner. Check it out on amazon...ReplyDelete
Super simple to make although I must admit I haven't actually made one yet :)
The one-hour-dress which Amanda mentions above is not a wrap around though it is a relatively patternless make. I made one for Halloween and it took me A LOT longer than 1 hour.ReplyDelete
As for who came up with the wrap around style of dress...well now...shouldn't we be giving Ancient Greece that title...?
Ooh, thanks for that link, Amanda!ReplyDelete
Rueby, good point about the ancient Greeks. But I meant sewing pattern-wise and who first marketed the idea to the home sewing market. :) But that would be pretty cool if someone found an ancient Greek sewing pattern!
There is also an Advance sewing pattern that is very similar to the walk-away dress and came out simultaneously (6144, 1952) so I've always assumed that the concept was floating around before 1952 and Butterick....I was thinking that it might have been something from RTW of the era, or something that evolved out of those apron/housedress garments that often wrap. This 40s one is the first "dressy" one I've seen, definitely!ReplyDelete
One note on the Walk-away -- the original pattern is not a full circle, it's a half-circle. No idea why they changed it in the most recent reissue! (the late 90s reissue is also a half-circle). I would definitely not make it as a circle skirt. Then again, I've had the pattern for years and still haven't made it so...what do I know?
I adore the silhouette of the 40s version--how cool! (Which translates into: must figure out about making one someday... lol) I've seen variations on the idea of a wrap garment in patterns prior to hugely popular 50s version (which frankly--not to offend anyone--just leaves me lukewarm. I really don't care too much for it.). I know the patterns I have seen for similar styles have been mail orders/newspaper patterns; none of the major pattern companies were exploiting this idea in the 40s. Which is odd, considering how much of an emphasis on practicality there was at that point in fashion.ReplyDelete
I like the one you posted for several reasons; the fact that it's from the 40s is a big draw for me. But I love the silhouette too--and that it's begging to be made in a pretty rayon or light silk. Plus, what girl could resist the marketing line: "drapes to the figure like a dream"?
Totally different garment, but I thought you might find this interesting. Here's a mid 40s pattern for a blouse that operates on a similar principle:
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I definitely prefer the '40s version to the walkaway dress. It has much better sleeves, and I like the fact that the skirt has more of a sarong feel than a "hospital gown" feel. It is clearly designed to use drapy fabrics, which I think is much more appropriate for a wrap dress. I find it intersting that it uses considerably less fabric than the walkaway dress, as well -- there's only one layer to that skirt!ReplyDelete
I certainly don't think that all of the patterns for wrap pants and skirts all evolved from the walk-away dress, like gwensews thinks. This 1945 pattern is a great example. Also, I have a pair of traditional Indian wrap pants that I am certain can't be traced back to the walk-away dress. I think wrap skirts, and possibly even Butterick 4699, above have their origins in the traditional sarong, ad I think that wrapping around is really a totally different construction concept than wrapping over (or under, for pants) your body.
I'm with previous commentors who like the 40's and Jiffy versions better than the "walkaway" (which appears suitable only for very slim figures). As for that last Butterick one --- OMG, I'm quite sure I remember seeing that in pattern catalogs when I was learning to sew in HomeEc class in grade school. I was intrigued by the simple-clever design, although it looks like the kind of garment that would be horribly unflattering on absolutely everyone.ReplyDelete
I should also mention that I think the extra fabric required to wrap the skirt modestly is probably the reason that it wasn't popular in the 40's, espoecially in places like Britain that continues rationing.ReplyDelete
Very interesting. Could I have the pattern number for the Jiffy one? I'm pretty sure I saw this SOMEWHERE but can't recall.ReplyDelete
Here's one with a collar :
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36466676&ref=cat1_gallery_6 (with collar)
I like the 40s one, and I own a few early 40s wrap dress patterns that I have made up and they don't look like hospital gowns I promise! they are some of my favorite summer frocks.ReplyDelete
Also, I have a swirl (brand) dress that is equally amazing. I adore wrap dresses!
Oh Gertie, I'd love to know more about the second-to-last pattern, the Jiffy one. It looks like a great maternity dress.ReplyDelete
The Butterick 4699 pattern is one (or very like the one) that my mother made for me and my sister in late 60's or early 70's. We called it "the 3-holed dress." I think there were a couple variations (wine red corduroy with gold rick-rack is working its way thru the jungle of memory).ReplyDelete
Great historical review of a pattern and its offspring through the decades!ReplyDelete
The only comment I ever read about the WAD that stuck in my brain is that the lack of side seams makes the fronts (?) ride up and one ends up tugging on the skirt for modesty's sake. Hmmmm. Sounds like the sides need some buttons to hold them together, at least.
I like the 1945 and the B6836 versions of the walk away dress.ReplyDelete
Just found your blog and am very excited about the vintage sewing! I like the 6015 pattern best, with the full skirt, but love the silhouette in general.ReplyDelete
Someone mentioned a similar concept in pants - here's a pic: http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=20583800ReplyDelete
Gertie, cool post, I have some of those, I have always been interested in walkaways and other versions, those were popular among my grandmother and her generation. I also have this one:http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=17109650, if you can pull it up. Walkaways and other wraps were popular housedresses. In Goodfellas, Henry's mom even has a Swirl style dress on, similar to my favorite Simplicity from 1952. The 1945 version you posted is my favorite. Looks like a modified apron and could be really easy to draft, with a muslin.ReplyDelete
I think I may have seen some 1930's or even 20's "house dresses" that are a similar wrap-around design, but now I have to go look through my stuff to make sure I didn't just dream that.ReplyDelete
I love the wrap-around style, and have a great 1960's pattern that I use for summer dresses; very easy to make, easy to wear!
There are lots more variations on that dress. I have:ReplyDelete
- Simplicity 3967 (1952, sweetheart neckline, pointed midriff panel, bust gathers)
- Butterick 3221 (1970's "Wrap and Go" dress
I also have the Jiffy "Mod" one pictured above (Simplicity 8125, 1968/1969). It's the only one I have actually made and it was a practially unwearable disaster due to creeping and shifting. It was so bad I haven't been motivated to try the others in my stash. Although I wonder if the bodice details on S3967 would solve the creeping problems...
I'm trying to collect as many of these as I can lay my hands on. Here's one from Advance, perhaps early 50s?ReplyDelete
Ooh how interesting - love pattern history! I'm a big fan of wrap dresses in general, so I like them all! :)ReplyDelete
Hi Gertie, I found an easy wrap blouse variation in a 1950s german magazine recently. Maybe it´s of interest for you.ReplyDelete
You can find pictures in my blog
Anyway, I read your article with lots of fun! Zuzsa
oh my God! My mom had that red wrap around dress Jiffy pattern. Wish I could remember the fabric she made it in.ReplyDelete


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Remarks of Senator Barack Obama
"The American Promise"
Democratic National Convention
August 28, 2008
Denver, Colorado
As prepared for delivery
To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin; and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation;
With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States.
Let me express my thanks to the historic slate of candidates who accompanied me on this journey, and especially the one who traveled the farthest - a champion for working Americans and an inspiration to my daughters and to yours -- Hillary Rodham Clinton. To President Clinton, who last night made the case for change as only he can make it; to Ted Kennedy, who embodies the spirit of service; and to the next Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, I thank you. I am grateful to finish this journey with one of the finest statesmen of our time, a man at ease with everyone from world leaders to the conductors on the Amtrak train he still takes home every night.
To the love of my life, our next First Lady, Michelle Obama, and to Sasha and Malia - I love you so much, and I'm so proud of all of you.
Four years ago, I stood before you and told you my story - of the brief union between a young man from Kenya and a young woman from Kansas who weren't well-off or well-known, but shared a belief that in America, their son could achieve whatever he put his mind to.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsenArtikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
It is that promise that has always set this country apart - that through hard work and sacrifice, each of us can pursue our individual dreams but still come together as one American family, to ensure that the next generation can pursue their dreams as well.
That's why I stand here tonight. Because for two hundred and thirty two years, at each moment when that promise was in jeopardy, ordinary men and women - students and soldiers, farmers and teachers, nurses and janitors -- found the courage to keep it alive.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
We meet at one of those defining moments - a moment when our nation is at war, our economy is in turmoil, and the American promise has been threatened once more.
Tonight, more Americans are out of work and more are working harder for less. More of you have lost your homes and even more are watching your home values plummet. More of you have cars you can't afford to drive, credit card bills you can't afford to pay, and tuition that's beyond your reach.
These challenges are not all of government's making. But the failure to respond is a direct result of a broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush.
America, we are better than these last eight years. We are a better country than this.
This country is more decent than one where a woman in Ohio, on the brink of retirement, finds herself one illness away from disaster after a lifetime of hard work.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
This country is more generous than one where a man in Indiana has to pack up the equipment he's worked on for twenty years and watch it shipped off to China, and then chokes up as he explains how he felt like a failure when he went home to tell his family the news.
We are more compassionate than a government that lets veterans sleep on our streets and families slide into poverty; that sits on its hands while a major American city drowns before our eyes.
Tonight, I say to the American people, to Democrats and Republicans and Independents across this great land - enough! This moment - this election - is our chance to keep, in the 21st century, the American promise alive. Because next week, in Minnesota, the same party that brought you two terms of George Bush and Dick Cheney will ask this country for a third. And we are here because we love this country too much to let the next four years look like the last eight. On November 4th, we must stand up and say: "Eight is enough."Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
Now let there be no doubt. The Republican nominee, John McCain, has worn the uniform of our country with bravery and distinction, and for that we owe him our gratitude and respect. And next week, we'll also hear about those occasions when he's broken with his party as evidence that he can deliver the change that we need.
But the record's clear: John McCain has voted with George Bush ninety percent of the time. Senator McCain likes to talk about judgment, but really, what does it say about your judgment when you think George Bush has been right more than ninety percent of the time? I don't know about you, but I'm not ready to take a ten percent chance on change.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
The truth is, on issue after issue that would make a difference in your lives - on health care and education and the economy - Senator McCain has been anything but independent. He said that our economy has made "great progress" under this President. He said that the fundamentals of the economy are strong. And when one of his chief advisors - the man who wrote his economic plan - was talking about the anxiety Americans are feeling, he said that we were just suffering from a "mental recession," and that we've become, and I quote, "a nation of whiners."Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
A nation of whiners? Tell that to the proud auto workers at a Michigan plant who, after they found out it was closing, kept showing up every day and working as hard as ever, because they knew there were people who counted on the brakes that they made. Tell that to the military families who shoulder their burdens silently as they watch their loved ones leave for their third or fourth or fifth tour of duty. These are not whiners. They work hard and give back and keep going without complaint. These are the Americans that I know.
Now, I don't believe that Senator McCain doesn't care what's going on in the lives of Americans. I just think he doesn't know. Why else would he define middle-class as someone making under five million dollars a year? How else could he propose hundreds of billions in tax breaks for big corporations and oil companies but not one penny of tax relief to more than one hundred million Americans? How else could he offer a health care plan that would actually tax people's benefits, or an education plan that would do nothing to help families pay for college, or a plan that would privatize Social Security and gamble your retirement?Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
It's not because John McCain doesn't care. It's because John McCain doesn't get it.
For over two decades, he's subscribed to that old, discredited Republican philosophy - give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else. In Washington, they call this the Ownership Society, but what it really means is - you're on your own. Out of work? Tough luck. No health care? The market will fix it. Born into poverty? Pull yourself up by your own bootstraps - even if you don't have boots. You're on your own.
Well it's time for them to own their failure. It's time for us to change America.
You see, we Democrats have a very different measure of what constitutes progress in this country.
We measure progress by how many people can find a job that pays the mortgage; whether you can put a little extra money away at the end of each month so you can someday watch your child receive her college diploma. We measure progress in the 23 million new jobs that were created when Bill Clinton was President - when the average American family saw its income go up $7,500 instead of down $2,000 like it has under George Bush.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
We measure the strength of our economy not by the number of billionaires we have or the profits of the Fortune 500, but by whether someone with a good idea can take a risk and start a new business, or whether the waitress who lives on tips can take a day off to look after a sick kid without losing her job - an economy that honors the dignity of work.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
The fundamentals we use to measure economic strength are whether we are living up to that fundamental promise that has made this country great - a promise that is the only reason I am standing here tonight.
Because in the faces of those young veterans who come back from Iraq and Afghanistan, I see my grandfather, who signed up after Pearl Harbor, marched in Patton's Army, and was rewarded by a grateful nation with the chance to go to college on the GI Bill.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
In the face of that young student who sleeps just three hours before working the night shift, I think about my mom, who raised my sister and me on her own while she worked and earned her degree; who once turned to food stamps but was still able to send us to the best schools in the country with the help of student loans and scholarships.
When I listen to another worker tell me that his factory has shut down, I remember all those men and women on the South Side of Chicago who I stood by and fought for two decades ago after the local steel plant closed.
And when I hear a woman talk about the difficulties of starting her own business, I think about my grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle-management, despite years of being passed over for promotions because she was a woman. She's the one who taught me about hard work. She's the one who put off buying a new car or a new dress for herself so that I could have a better life. She poured everything she had into me. And although she can no longer travel, I know that she's watching tonight, and that tonight is her night as well.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
I don't know what kind of lives John McCain thinks that celebrities lead, but this has been mine. These are my heroes. Theirs are the stories that shaped me. And it is on their behalf that I intend to win this election and keep our promise alive as President of the United States.
What is that promise?
It's a promise that says each of us has the freedom to make of our own lives what we will, but that we also have the obligation to treat each other with dignity and respect.
It's a promise that says the market should reward drive and innovation and generate growth, but that businesses should live up to their responsibilities to create American jobs, look out for American workers, and play by the rules of the road.
Ours is a promise that says government cannot solve all our problems, but what it should do is that which we cannot do for ourselves - protect us from harm and provide every child a decent education; keep our water clean and our toys safe; invest in new schools and new roads and new science and technology.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
Our government should work for us, not against us. It should help us, not hurt us. It should ensure opportunity not just for those with the most money and influence, but for every American who's willing to work.
That's the promise of America - the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise or fall as one nation; the fundamental belief that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
That's the promise we need to keep. That's the change we need right now. So let me spell out exactly what that change would mean if I am President.
Change means a tax code that doesn't reward the lobbyists who wrote it, but the American workers and small businesses who deserve it.
Unlike John McCain, I will stop giving tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas, and I will start giving them to companies that create good jobs right here in America.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
I will eliminate capital gains taxes for the small businesses and the start-ups that will create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow.
I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95% of all working families. Because in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle-class.
And for the sake of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, I will set a clear goal as President: in ten years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East.
Washington's been talking about our oil addiction for the last thirty years, and John McCain has been there for twenty-six of them. In that time, he's said no to higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars, no to investments in renewable energy, no to renewable fuels. And today, we import triple the amount of oil as the day that Senator McCain took office.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
Now is the time to end this addiction, and to understand that drilling is a stop-gap measure, not a long-term solution. Not even close.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
As President, I will tap our natural gas reserves, invest in clean coal technology, and find ways to safely harness nuclear power. I'll help our auto companies re-tool, so that the fuel-efficient cars of the future are built right here in America. I'll make it easier for the American people to afford these new cars. And I'll invest 150 billion dollars over the next decade in affordable, renewable sources of energy - wind power and solar power and the next generation of biofuels; an investment that will lead to new industries and five million new jobs that pay well and can't ever be outsourced.
America, now is not the time for small plans.
Now is the time to finally meet our moral obligation to provide every child a world-class education, because it will take nothing less to compete in the global economy. Michelle and I are only here tonight because we were given a chance at an education. And I will not settle for an America where some kids don't have that chance. I'll invest in early childhood education. I'll recruit an army of new teachers, and pay them higher salaries and give them more support. And in exchange, I'll ask for higher standards and more accountability. And we will keep our promise to every young American - if you commit to serving your community or your country, we will make sure you can afford a college education.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
Now is the time to finally keep the promise of affordable, accessible health care for every single American. If you have health care, my plan will lower your premiums. If you don't, you'll be able to get the same kind of coverage that members of Congress give themselves. And as someone who watched my mother argue with insurance companies while she lay in bed dying of cancer, I will make certain those companies stop discriminating against those who are sick and need care the most.
Now is the time to help families with paid sick days and better family leave, because nobody in America should have to choose between keeping their jobs and caring for a sick child or ailing parent.
Now is the time to change our bankruptcy laws, so that your pensions are protected ahead of CEO bonuses; and the time to protect Social Security for future generations.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
And now is the time to keep the promise of equal pay for an equal day's work, because I want my daughters to have exactly the same opportunities as your sons.
Now, many of these plans will cost money, which is why I've laid out how I'll pay for every dime - by closing corporate loopholes and tax havens that don't help America grow. But I will also go through the federal budget, line by line, eliminating programs that no longer work and making the ones we do need work better and cost less - because we cannot meet twenty-first century challenges with a twentieth century bureaucracy.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
And Democrats, we must also admit that fulfilling America's promise will require more than just money. It will require a renewed sense of responsibility from each of us to recover what John F. Kennedy called our "intellectual and moral strength." Yes, government must lead on energy independence, but each of us must do our part to make our homes and businesses more efficient. Yes, we must provide more ladders to success for young men who fall into lives of crime and despair. But we must also admit that programs alone can't replace parents; that government can't turn off the television and make a child do her homework; that fathers must take more responsibility for providing the love and guidance their children need.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
Individual responsibility and mutual responsibility - that's the essence of America's promise.
And just as we keep our keep our promise to the next generation here at home, so must we keep America's promise abroad. If John McCain wants to have a debate about who has the temperament, and judgment, to serve as the next Commander-in-Chief, that's a debate I'm ready to have.
For while Senator McCain was turning his sights to Iraq just days after 9/11, I stood up and opposed this war, knowing that it would distract us from the real threats we face. When John McCain said we could just "muddle through" in Afghanistan, I argued for more resources and more troops to finish the fight against the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11, and made clear that we must take out Osama bin Laden and his lieutenants if we have them in our sights. John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the Gates of Hell - but he won't even go to the cave where he lives.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
And today, as my call for a time frame to remove our troops from Iraq has been echoed by the Iraqi government and even the Bush Administration, even after we learned that Iraq has a $79 billion surplus while we're wallowing in deficits, John McCain stands alone in his stubborn refusal to end a misguided war.
That's not the judgment we need. That won't keep America safe. We need a President who can face the threats of the future, not keep grasping at the ideas of the past.
You don't defeat a terrorist network that operates in eighty countries by occupying Iraq. You don't protect Israel and deter Iran just by talking tough in Washington. You can't truly stand up for Georgia when you've strained our oldest alliances. If John McCain wants to follow George Bush with more tough talk and bad strategy, that is his choice - but it is not the change we need.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
We are the party of Roosevelt. We are the party of Kennedy. So don't tell me that Democrats won't defend this country. Don't tell me that Democrats won't keep us safe. The Bush-McCain foreign policy has squandered the legacy that generations of Americans -- Democrats and Republicans - have built, and we are here to restore that legacy.
As Commander-in-Chief, I will never hesitate to defend this nation, but I will only send our troops into harm's way with a clear mission and a sacred commitment to give them the equipment they need in battle and the care and benefits they deserve when they come home.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
I will end this war in Iraq responsibly, and finish the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. I will rebuild our military to meet future conflicts. But I will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy that can prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and curb Russian aggression. I will build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century: terrorism and nuclear proliferation; poverty and genocide; climate change and disease. And I will restore our moral standing, so that America is once again that last, best hope for all who are called to the cause of freedom, who long for lives of peace, and who yearn for a better future.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
These are the policies I will pursue. And in the weeks ahead, I look forward to debating them with John McCain.
But what I will not do is suggest that the Senator takes his positions for political purposes. Because one of the things that we have to change in our politics is the idea that people cannot disagree without challenging each other's character and patriotism.
The times are too serious, the stakes are too high for this same partisan playbook. So let us agree that patriotism has no party. I love this country, and so do you, and so does John McCain. The men and women who serve in our battlefields may be Democrats and Republicans and Independents, but they have fought together and bled together and some died together under the same proud flag. They have not served a Red America or a Blue America - they have served the United States of America.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
So I've got news for you, John McCain. We all put our country first.
America, our work will not be easy. The challenges we face require tough choices, and Democrats as well as Republicans will need to cast off the worn-out ideas and politics of the past. For part of what has been lost these past eight years can't just be measured by lost wages or bigger trade deficits. What has also been lost is our sense of common purpose - our sense of higher purpose. And that's what we have to restore.
We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country. The reality of gun ownership may be different for hunters in rural Ohio than for those plagued by gang-violence in Cleveland, but don't tell me we can't uphold the Second Amendment while keeping AK-47s out of the hands of criminals. I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives free of discrimination. Passions fly on immigration, but I don't know anyone who benefits when a mother is separated from her infant child or an employer undercuts American wages by hiring illegal workers. This too is part of America's promise - the promise of a democracy where we can find the strength and grace to bridge divides and unite in common effort.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
I know there are those who dismiss such beliefs as happy talk. They claim that our insistence on something larger, something firmer and more honest in our public life is just a Trojan Horse for higher taxes and the abandonment of traditional values. And that's to be expected. Because if you don't have any fresh ideas, then you use stale tactics to scare the voters. If you don't have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone people should run from.
You make a big election about small things.
And you know what - it's worked before. Because it feeds into the cynicism we all have about government. When Washington doesn't work, all its promises seem empty. If your hopes have been dashed again and again, then it's best to stop hoping, and settle for what you already know.
I get it. I realize that I am not the likeliest candidate for this office. I don't fit the typical pedigree, and I haven't spent my career in the halls of Washington.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
But I stand before you tonight because all across America something is stirring. What the nay-sayers don't understand is that this election has never been about me. It's been about you.
For eighteen long months, you have stood up, one by one, and said enough to the politics of the past. You understand that in this election, the greatest risk we can take is to try the same old politics with the same old players and expect a different result. You have shown what history teaches us - that at defining moments like this one, the change we need doesn't come from Washington. Change comes to Washington. Change happens because the American people demand it - because they rise up and insist on new ideas and new leadership, a new politics for a new time.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
America, this is one of those moments.
I believe that as hard as it will be, the change we need is coming. Because I've seen it. Because I've lived it. I've seen it in Illinois, when we provided health care to more children and moved more families from welfare to work. I've seen it in Washington, when we worked across party lines to open up government and hold lobbyists more accountable, to give better care for our veterans and keep nuclear weapons out of terrorist hands.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
And I've seen it in this campaign. In the young people who voted for the first time, and in those who got involved again after a very long time. In the Republicans who never thought they'd pick up a Democratic ballot, but did. I've seen it in the workers who would rather cut their hours back a day than see their friends lose their jobs, in the soldiers who re-enlist after losing a limb, in the good neighbors who take a stranger in when a hurricane strikes and the floodwaters rise.
This country of ours has more wealth than any nation, but that's not what makes us rich. We have the most powerful military on Earth, but that's not what makes us strong. Our universities and our culture are the envy of the world, but that's not what keeps the world coming to our shores.
Instead, it is that American spirit - that American promise - that pushes us forward even when the path is uncertain; that binds us together in spite of our differences; that makes us fix our eye not on what is seen, but what is unseen, that better place around the bend.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
That promise is our greatest inheritance. It's a promise I make to my daughters when I tuck them in at night, and a promise that you make to yours - a promise that has led immigrants to cross oceans and pioneers to travel west; a promise that led workers to picket lines, and women to reach for the ballot.
And it is that promise that forty five years ago today, brought Americans from every corner of this land to stand together on a Mall in Washington, before Lincoln's Memorial, and hear a young preacher from Georgia speak of his dream.
The men and women who gathered there could've heard many things. They could've heard words of anger and discord. They could've been told to succumb to the fear and frustration of so many dreams deferred.
But what the people heard instead - people of every creed and color, from every walk of life - is that in America, our destiny is inextricably linked. That together, our dreams can be one.Artikkelen fortsetter under annonsen
"We cannot walk alone," the preacher cried. "And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back."
America, we cannot turn back. Not with so much work to be done. Not with so many children to educate, and so many veterans to care for. Not with an economy to fix and cities to rebuild and farms to save. Not with so many families to protect and so many lives to mend. America, we cannot turn back. We cannot walk alone. At this moment, in this election, we must pledge once more to march into the future. Let us keep that promise - that American promise - and in the words of Scripture hold firmly, without wavering, to the hope that we confess.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.