"That's why people are here tonight: They want to be part of history, " Merlin said.
It's a long way from that little house in Seneca, South Carolina, to here tonight.
Now, there are a couple of people I want to acknowledge who are here tonight.
We are here tonight to say that that is not the America we believe in.
"I'm both humbled and grateful for the response of the voters here tonight, " he said later.
And more than anything else, I want to thank you all for being here tonight.
"We talked about coming out here tonight and actually playing with an edge, " Talbot said.
And with us here tonight, we see just a small sample of those contributions.
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Those of us gathered here tonight have been called to govern in extraordinary times.
Finally, I want to thank all the members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus here tonight.
So to all of you here tonight, I want to say how grateful I am.
And finally I also want to thank all of the community members that are here tonight.
But as I stand here tonight, I have never been more hopeful about America.
Most importantly, thank you to all of you veterans here tonight and especially you wounded warriors.
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"We're all so lucky to be here tonight when so many others are in pain, " she said.
And I want to dwell on, as I said, the half-full part of the glass here tonight.
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And most of all, I think we all feel here tonight the unique friendship between our peoples.
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Now, before I begin, I want to acknowledge a few people who are with us here tonight.
There was a great atmosphere in here tonight and I hope it will be the same on Tuesday.
Ms. MAINES: I think people are using their freedom of speech here tonight with all of these words.
But the part that they play in the larger American story -- that's what we honor here tonight.
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And with that, there is someone else here tonight who would like to show her appreciation for you all.
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And, you know, be proud, mom, because I'm proud of you, and we're here tonight, and it's so good.
My parents are here tonight, and I am so proud to be the daughter of Chuck and Sally Heath.
They're playing live here tonight, and yeah, we're gonna heckle them like bigs.
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We have a number of members of Congress, number of dignitaries here tonight.
Now, I am thrilled to be here tonight because all of you hold a special place in my heart.
But the reason you and I are here tonight is because there's so much more work to be done.
Now I know that all of us here tonight are brought together by a really great and vital mission.
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