If you did not see John Lewis' speech at the Democratic National Convention this evening, watch it. Now. I have already watched it twice and I cannot tell you how humble it made me feel, and even though I thought I was passionate about winning before this really magnified that passion ten fold.
This is the passage that the diary title came from:
Since then, America has made a lot of progress. We are a different society than we were in 1961. And in 2008, we showed the world the true promise of America when we elected President Barack Obama. A few years ago, a man from Rock Hill, inspired by President Obama's election, decided to come forward. He came to my office in Washington and said, "I am one of the people who beat you. I want to apologize. Will you forgive me?" I said, "I accept your apology." He started crying. He gave me a hug. I hugged him back, and we both started crying. This man and I don't want to go back; we want to move forward.