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'ust irish and american families, not just irish—american families. these stories_ just irish—american families. these stories are — just irish—american families. these stories are the very heart of what binds_ stories are the very heart of what binds ireland and america together. they speak to history, defined by our dreams. they speak to a present shared _ our dreams. they speak to a present shared responsibility and a future, poised _ shared responsibility and a future, poised for— shared responsibility and a future, poised for unlimited shared possibilities so today i l...

both be president i think is really a little bit ofirish malarkey [ applause ] >> the history and hope and the heartbreak my ancestors must have felt leaving their beloved homeland to gain new life in america. i said all this not to wax poetic about bygone days, but because of the story of my family's journey and those who left and those who stayed is emblematic of the stories of so many irish and american families, not just irish-american families. and these stories are the very heart of what binds ireland and america together they speak to a history defined by our dreams. they spea...

Became the untiring backbone of america's progress as a nation. even as they— america's progress as a nation. even as they endure discrimination and were _ as they endure discrimination and were denied opportunity. i'll tell your story, i was campaigning for president— your story, i was campaigning for president and i was out in colorado and i_ president and i was out in colorado and i was _ president and i was out in colorado and i was with a man whose family had been _ and i was with a man whose family had been a — and i was with a man whose family had been a former senator, a man whos...

Across a refurbished rail station in western -- excuse me, in eastern colorado. and there was literally 10,000 people on the other side of the track waiting to hear me speak, and he kept saying remember, remember, these people are not -- these are my people they're hispanic, i and used to be thinking, i said i understand, finally i turned to him, i said god's truth, it's a refurbished train station, okay? it had like lemon kind of wall paper on it, and about every 20 feet there was a brass plaque saying no irish allowed. i said i get it, i get it. speaks above all to the values of the state of...