turn also embraced him. he sought to emulatejesus christ, who embraced all those who society looked down upon and rejected. throughout his life he became involved and causes both here at home and abroad, went to the very heart of the quest for social justice. through the desmond tutu hiv foundation, he was involved in the treatment and care of people living with hiv and aids, and the provision of health care services to adolescents and empowerment of young women. he was an outspoken supporter of the palestinian cause and in 2014, he wrote to a powerful article calling on the israelis and palestinians to find each other, and to make peace. in his words, peace requires the people of israel and palestine to recognise the human being in themselves and each other, and to understand their interdependence. he advocated for the lgbtq i plus rights and decried all forms of violence, and discrimination against this community. speaking of hate crimes, perpetrated against the lgbt iq plu
in his pespeech, right. he talked about the values of the republican party, being about inclusivity. he said to folks believe in this convention hall if you don t believe the values of lincoln and his party. that was a real moment for him. we saw an evolution in a different way for the republican p party, and he of course endorsed donald trump, who didn t necessarily stand for those values. i met him in his office, put on my best blazer, and to me he was the embodiment of power in washington but also someone who could connect with an average person. is that the blazer you re wearing? but as somebody who covered him, he could be really he could give you that glare and a couple of words when you wrote something he didn t like. on the other hand, he could just flip it in a minute and be incredibly funny. and, you know, i was talking to him about losing the race to cli clinton, an he said, well, i figured he could shake twice as many hands as i could, so that s why i lost,
when you walk through a storm hold your head up high and don t be afraid of the dark there s an endless storm there s a golden sky and the sweet silver sounds of a lark walk on through the wind walk on through the rain though your dreams be tossed and blown walk on, walk on with hope in your heart and you ll never walk alone you ll never walk alone walk on through the wind walk on through the rain though your dreams be tossed and blown walk on, walk on with hope in your heart and you ll never walk alone you ll never walk alone if tomorrow all things were gone that i worked for all my life and i had to start again with just my children and my life thank my lucky stars to be living here today for the flag still stands for freedom and they can t take that away and i m proud to be an american where at least i know i m free and i won t forget the men who died to gave that right
mr. president, madame vice president, distinguished guests, elizabeth, robin, i m honored. i ve always thought that life has no blessing like that of a good friend. and to know bob was to know the truth of that statement. bob s friendship was a blessing that enriched my life beyond measure. his dedication to public service, his determination to keep washington and congress places of civility. and his kindness to linda and me made our friendship a blessing as rich as life offers. when i arrived on the senate, in 1987, bob was literally one of the very first people who reach out. we served on the finance and agriculture committees together. and almost from the beginning, we seemed to have similar views on agriculture, nutrition, many other issues. bob faced the world, both its cruelties and its kindness, with humility, with humanity and of course, with humor. i remember my very first appearance with bob after we were both elected leaders in 1994. it was at a reception, where he
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