
Text and Audio of Address |
"Less than three months ago at platform hearings in Salt Lake City, I asked the Republican Party to lift the shroud of silence which has been draped
over the issue of HIV and AIDS. I have come tonight to bring our silence to an end. I bear a message of challenge, not self-congratulation. I want your attention, not your
applause."
"I ask
you, here in this great hall, or listening in the quiet of your home, to
recognize that AIDS virus is not a political creature. It does not care whether
you are Democrat or Republican; it does not ask whether you are black or white,
male or female, gay or straight, young or old."
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