This was the first time in my life I had realized that no matter how hard I worked I could not control my future and was a victim of circumstance.

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Recently a senior medic - a man in whose hands I'd put my life with no hesitation - drew me a chilling picture of the future of the NHS. It wasn't a picture whose colours were political, not party political anyway.

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These experiences forged my commitment to change the future and prevent this senseless loss of life.

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My friends, after three conventions as a candidate or a president, tonight I come to you as a citizen, returning to the role that I have played for most of my life, as a foot soldier in our fight for the future, as we nominate in Boston a true New England patriot for president.

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