“Hillary Clinton was right when she called my son ‘the best of America.’ If it was up to Donald Trump, he never would have been in America. Donald Trump consistently smears the character of Muslims. He disrespects other minorities, women, judges, even his own party leadership. He vows to build walls and ban us from this country. Donald Trump, you are asking Americans to trust you with our future. Let me ask you: Have you even read the U.S. Constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy. In this document, look for the words ‘liberty’ and ‘equal protection of law.’ “
- Khizr Khan whose college-educated son enlisted in the U.S. Army and died in Iraq in 2004
"Long before Donald Trump struggled to read the letters 'LGBTQ' off a teleprompter, Hillary Clinton stood before the United Nations and boldly declared that gay rights are human rights. I want to remind Donald Trump of one thing. The LGBTQ community is as diverse as the fabric of our nation. We are Muslim. We are Jewish. We are women. We are black, white, and Latino. We are immigrants and we are people with disabilities. And when you attack one of us, you are attacking all of us. And that's why together, we are all with her."
- Chad Griffin, President, Human Rights Campaign
“Families of America, it’s time to suit up. With our lipstick on. With our shoes polished. Our shoulders squared. Ready to fight. To put Hillary in the White House. Because we know she’ll be carrying the torch for all of us.”
- U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md.
“Guys like Donald Trump will do anything to help the rich and powerful get richer and more powerful, and Trump is willing to step on anyone who gets in his way. Hillary Clinton knows how to fight back against dangerous, loud-mouthed bullies. For 25 years, she’s been on the receiving end of one attack after another. But she doesn’t back down. She doesn’t whine. She doesn’t run to Twitter to give people nasty nicknames. And she sure as heck doesn’t quit. Hillary just keeps right on fighting for the people who need her most.”
- U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.
“Let me begin by issuing a heartfelt invitation to our Republican friends: If your party is no longer becoming to you, then you should be coming to us. I have known Hillary Clinton for 25 years. And let me tell you, she’s never let me down. And she won’t let you down either.”
- U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, D-Mo.
“My name is Sarah McBride and I am a proud transgender American. Four years ago I came out as transgender while serving as the student body president in college. At the time I was scared. I worried that my dreams and my identity were mutually exclusive. Since then I’ve seen that change is possible. … But despite our progress so much work remains. Will we be a nation where there’s only one way to love? To look? To live? Or will we be a nation where everyone has freedom to live openly and freely?”
- Sarah McBride, the first transgender person to address a national convention
“Even as I work my fingers to the bone I don’t always feel the support I need from the leaders I’m supposed to trust. I work two jobs at minimum wage and can barely make ends meet. I remember looking at my babies’ faces when they were little and fighting back tears because I always taught them to dream big. But I didn’t know if I was able to live those dreams.”
- Henrietta Ivey, a home care worker in Michigan fighting for a $15 minimum wage
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