Our task is now to live up to our commitment, not just for this year, or for the term of one governor, but rather for the rest of our lives. Yes, the harder part of our task lies ahead. But at least we've begun. A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Now is the time to celebrate our triumph.
Tomorrow is the time to go to work.
Now is the time to strengthen our resolve, as yesterday was the time to overcome setbacks. Now is the time to respect our adversaries, now is the time to thank those who've traveled this journey with us. To begin to thank all those who deserve credit is, in itself, a dangerous undertaking and I will, of necessity, not be able to mention all of them, but I have to begin with my staff who kept the faith as others wondered at our folly. The world would stop if Sally got off. And all the other people in the Governor's office who felt like that anything short of a 16-hour day was shirking their duty.