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OCR Page 1 of 13Richard Socarides @ EOP 09/22/98 01:12:48 PM
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Subject: VP Gore Remarks at Human Rights Campaign Dinner
REMARKS AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY
BY VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
Saturday, September 19, 1998
I am always delighted to share this stage with my most trusted adviser of all -- my wife
Tipper. I join you in celebrating the courageous and compassionate work she does to heal
those suffering from AIDS and HIV; to raise awareness of AIDS; to fight for basic fairness
and opportunity in the government, and in all of our lives. Tipper -- thank you for letting me
bask in your reflected glory.
Let me say to all of you: I am proud to be here tonight.
I want to begin by congratulating HRC for your leadership -- your tireless commitment
to equality and fairness -- and your stunning success.
In 1996, HRC was active in nearly two hundred races across the country -- and 84
percent of your candidates won. Elizabeth -- you and I may have something to talk about a bit
later on.
I come before you with a simple message: that the cause we celebrate tonight is not
some narrow, special interest. It is really the cause that has defined this nation since its
founding: to deepen the meaning of fundamental fairness, to make real the promise of our
self-government, to build a good and just society on this bedrock principle: equal opportunity
for all, special privileges for none.
If you believe in the basic dignity of every American -- if you live by our laws and live
up to your responsibilities -- then you can share in the full promise of the greatest nation on
this earth. And that means all of you.
That is a purpose we did not fully understand when we counted each slave as
three-fifths of a person. Or when innocent and loyal Japanese-Americans were imprisoned at
the outset of World War II. Or when gays and lesbians were effectively barred from holding
jobs in their own federal government. We've come a long way, America.