Geraldine Ferraro: 1984 Vice Presidential Nomination Acceptance ress Ladies and gentlemen of the convention ly name is Geraldine Ferraro. i stand before you to procla im tonight: America is the land where dreams can come true for all of us. as i stand before the american people and think of the honor this great convention has bestowed upon me i recall the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who made america stronger by making America more free. He said, " occasiona lly in life there are moments which cannot be completely explained by words. Their meaning can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart . Tonight is such a moment for me My heart is filled with pride. My fellow citizens i proudly accept your nomination for Vice president of the united states And i am proud to run with a man who will be one of the great presidents of this century, Walter F Mondale. Tonight, the da ug hter of a woman whose highest goal was a future for her children talks to our nation s oldest party about a future for us all. Tonight, the daug hter of working Americans tells all Americans that the future is ithin our reach, if were willing to reach for it. Tonight the daughter of an immigrant from Italy has been chosen to run for [vice] president in the new land my father came to love Our faith that we can shape a better future is what the american dream is all about. The promise of our country is that the rules are fair. If you work hard and play by the rules, you can earn your share of America's blessings. Those are the beliefs I learned from my parents. And those are the values i taught my students as a teacher in the public schools of New York City At night I went to law school. i became an assistant district attorney and i put my share of criminals behind bars. i believe if you obey the law, you should be protected. But if you break the law, you must pay for your crime When I f irst ran for Congress, all the political experts sa id a Democrat could not w in my home district in Queens. I put my faith in the people and the values that we shared. Together, we proved the political experts wrong. In this campaign, Fritz Mondale and i have put our faith in the people. and we are going to prove the experts wrong again We are going to win. We are going to win because Americans across this country believe in the same basic dream ast week i visited elmore minnesota the small town where fritz mondale was raised. And soon Fritz and joa n w ill vis it our family in Queens. Nine hundred peopleGeraldine Ferraro: 1984 Vice Presidential Nomination Acceptance Address Ladies and gentlemen of the convention: My name is Geraldine Ferraro. I stand before you to proclaim tonight: America is the land where dreams can come true for all of us. As I stand before the American people and think of the honor this great convention has bestowed upon me, I recall the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who made America stronger by making America more free. He said, "Occasionally in life there are moments which cannot be completely explained by words. Their meaning can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart." Tonight is such a moment for me. My heart is filled with pride. My fellow citizens, I proudly accept your nomination for Vice President of the United States. And I am proud to run with a man who will be one of the great presidents of this century, Walter F. Mondale. Tonight, the daughter of a woman whose highest goal was a future for her children talks to our nation's oldest party about a future for us all. Tonight, the daughter of working Americans tells all Americans that the future is within our reach, if we're willing to reach for it. Tonight, the daughter of an immigrant f rom Italy has been chosen to run for [Vice] President in the new land my father came to love. Our faith that we can shape a better future is what the American dream is all about. The promise of our country is that the rules are fair. If you work hard and play by the rules, you can earn your share of America's blessings. Those are the belief s I learned f rom my parents. And those are the values I taught my students as a teacher in the public schools of New York City. At night, I went to law school. I became an assistant district attorney, and I put my share of criminals behind bars. I believe if you obey the law, you should be protected. But if you break the law, you must pay for your crime. When I first ran for Congress, all the political experts said a Democrat could not win my home district in Queens. I put my faith in the people and the values that we shared. Together, we proved the political experts wrong. In this campaign, Fritz Mondale and I have put our faith in the people. And we are going to prove the experts wrong again. We are going to win. We are going to win because Americans across this country believe in the same basic dream. Last week, I visited Elmore, Minnesota, the small town where Fritz Mondale was raised. And soon Fritz and Joan will visit our family in Queens. Nine hundred people