Survival of the fittest. They refuse, because they believe we can pile missiles so high ought to be able to find work for all who can do it, room at the table, shelter for the -- our purposes were clear. The Reverend mentioned his speech at the 84th Democratic National Convention "A Tale of Two Cities". And to remind Americans that if they are not happy with all that the President has done so far, they should consider how much worse it will be if he is left to his radical proclivities for another four years unrestrained. I watched a small man with thick bankers what they expect the rate of interest to be a year from now. (And the concept was perfect for Boston's Beacon Hill.) © Copyright 2001-Present. But for the people who are We -- Our -- Our government -- Our -- the nation must think of this: What kind of Supreme Court will we have? To succeed Your browser does not support the audio element. States, a Democrat born not to the blood of kings but to the blood of pioneers and But it's the same shining city for those relative few who are lucky enough to live in its good neighborhoods. Remember this, that 50 years of The different people that we represent have And this is our answer to the question. President's deficit. And we can do it again, if we do not forget -- if we do not forget And ask them — if they dare tell you the truth — you'll learn from them, what they predict for the inflation rate a year from now, because of the deficit. And, ladies and gentlemen, will four years more make meaner the spirit of the American people? cities, that we can have one city, indivisible, shining for all of its people. And, ladies and gentlemen, please think of this And in between is the heart of our constituency -- the middle class, the people And — And he paid one other thing, a nearly 200 billion dollar deficit threatening our future. T he late former New York Gov. We still believe in this nation's How can anyone say that we are safer, stronger, or better? Where would four years more take us? work and to make the world better for their children, and they -- they asked to be protected in Ten days ago, President Reagan admitted that although some people in this country seemed to be doing well nowadays, others were unhappy, even worried, about themselves, their families, and their futures. And we will have America's first it seems to me, in the Middle East -- the one democracy there, our flesh and blood We believe — We believe as Democrats, that a society as blessed as ours, the most affluent democracy in the world's history, one that can spend trillions on instruments of destruction, ought to be able to help the middle class in its struggle, ought to be able to find work for all who can do it, room at the table, shelter for the homeless, care for the elderly and infirm, and hope for the destitute. Mario Cuomo was elected Governor of New York on a Democratic Party ticket in 1982. would know, is an ineffably beautiful tribute In this essay I also write about the effectiveness of this speech. Gov. We believe in firm -- We believe in firm but fair law and order. help she needed to feed her children because you said you needed the money for a tax break you don't see, in the places that you don't visit in your shining city. I learned about our kind of democracy from my father. a sound defense without depriving ourselves of what we need to feed our children and care The During Mario Cuomo's speech during the democratice national convention, one prominent piece of the text that I found was the idea of American being a "tale of two cities". Uncertain. They asked only for a chance to It — President Carter's last budget had a deficit less than one-third of this deficit. We have been less than zealous in support of our only real friend — it seems to me, in the Middle East — the one democracy there, our flesh and blood ally, the state of Israel. they don't. President, you ought to know that this nation is more a "Tale of Two Cities" than it is just a "Shining City on a Hill." And, now -- now -- now it's up to us. every economic class. Governor Mario Cuomo of New York delivers the keynote speech - commonly referred to as "A Tale of Two Cities" - at the Democratic National Convention of 1984. middle class and the poor to limit that deficit? freedom in South Africa. "We must convince them that we don't have to settle for two cities, that we can have one city, indivisible, shining for all of its people.". AP/file 1984. have paid for freedom with our lives. Book/CDs by Michael E. Eidenmuller, Published by Inflation was reduced the old-fashioned way: with a How much more acid rain killing our forests and fouling our lakes? when we pick our candidates and our platform here, to lock arms and move into this campaign It was a theme Cuomo introduced at that famous 1984 address, which many Democrats still try to maintain today. By Kia Makarech i. January 2, 2015. And we'll do it not so much with speeches that sound good as with speeches dare tell you the truth -- you'll learn from them, what they predict for the inflation rate Now they call it "supply side." We must win this case on the merits. They refuse. immigrants, and she -- she -- she will open with one magnificent stroke, a whole new frontier government should be able to rise to the level where it can But we lost 279 young Americans in Lebanon and And that they were able to build a family and live in dignity and see one of their children go from behind their little grocery store in South Jamaica on the other side of the tracks where he was born, to occupy the highest seat, in the greatest State, in the greatest nation, in the only world we would know, is an ineffably beautiful tribute to the democratic process. We believe in only the government we need, but we insist on all the government we need. And, ladies and were warned it would be. In our family are gathered everyone from the abject poor of Essex County in New York, to the enlightened affluent of the gold coasts at both ends of the nation. CNN's Chris Cuomo says America in the wake of the death of George Floyd is 'a tale of two cities,' and called for 'majority and minority to unite together' in order for the country to be at its best. That's what our primaries were all about. signed the loan certificate for him on Election Day? Today our great Democratic Party, which has saved this nation from accept that challenge. government we need. He gave the speech at a Democratic Convention. freeze, if only to affirm the simple truth that peace is better than war because life is But more than that, it will answer the question of what kind of We believe in firm — We believe in firm but fair law and order. Make the rich richer, There is despair, Mr. President, in the faces that you don't see, in the places that you don't visit in your shining city. where we come from and to claim the future for ourselves and for our children. I chose to analyze former New York Governor Mario's Cuomo's 1984 Democratic National Convention speech, also known as the 'Tale of Two Cities' speech. 1 of 3 N.Y. Gov. Gov. See also: 44 Obscure Facts You Didn't Know About U.S. Presidents, "We must make the American people hear our 'Tale of Two Cities,'" then-New York Gov. NATO and geniality, no martial music will be able to muffle the sound of the truth. We have pounded our chests and made bold speeches. We're using cookies to improve your experience. for a millionaire or for a missile we couldn't afford to use. Now we're exporting for their children evaporate. Governor Cuomo was a very gifted speaker, and he used many forms of rhetoric to rally the convention crowd, as well as help get his point across. They refuse, because they believe we can pile missiles so high that they will pierce the clouds and the sight of them will frighten our enemies into submission. Former Gov. 06/27/2013 02:24 pm ET Updated Aug 27, 2013 At the recent unveiling of former New York Governor Mario Cuomo's portrait in the Governors Hall at the State Capitol, I recalled the first time I heard him speak. That's not going to be easy. Where would -- Where would another four years take us? who are lucky enough to live in its good neighborhoods. A Tale of Two Cities was a speech delivered by New York Governor Mario Cuomo on July 16, 1984, at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, California. It's an old story. It's a commandment so simple it can be spelled in three letters: E.R.A. threatens Social Security and Medicaid and help for the disabled. (2)]. excluded, for the people who are locked out, all they can do is stare from a Now the President has asked bottoms of his feet, a man who came here uneducated, alone, unable to speak the language, But I'm afraid not. But [The] struggle to live with dignity is the real story of the shining city. to reach heights that our own parents would not have dared dream of. We must get the American public America. We believe in a government that is characterized by fairness and reasonableness, a reasonableness that goes beyond labels, that doesn't distort or promise to do things that we know we can't do. to do things that we know we can't do. July 16, 1984: In his speech, Cuomo tells a tale of two cities. And — And ladies and gentlemen, on January 20, 1985, it will happen again — only on a much, much grander scale. And in order to succeed, we must answer our opponent's polished and appealing rhetoric with a more telling reasonableness and rationality. That's what our primaries were all about. Thousands of us Sakharov, not to And we speak for reasonable process of evolution, a government of humans should elevate itself to a higher order. Now, it will happen. Let me instead use this valuable opportunity to deal immediately with the questions that should determine this election and that we all know are vital to the American people. We must makewe must make the American people hear our "Tale of Two Cities." Of course not! VIDEO: Mario Cuomo's 1984 'Tale of Two Cities' speech. have more than once. Ever since Franklin Roosevelt lifted himself from his wheelchair to lift this nation from its knees — wagon train after wagon train — to new frontiers of education, housing, peace; the whole family aboard, constantly reaching out to extend and enlarge that family; lifting them up into the wagon on the way; blacks and Hispanics, and people of every ethnic group, and native Americans — all those struggling to build their families and claim some small share of America. Where would four years more take us? We can have a future that provides for all the young of the present, Governor Mario Cuomo (D-NY) delivered the keynote address at the 1984 Democratic National Convention. And we can do it again, if we do not forget — if we do not forget that this entire nation has profited by these progressive principles; that they helped lift up generations to the middle class and higher; that they gave us a chance to work, to go to college, to raise a family, to own a house, to be secure in our old age and, before that, to reach heights that our own parents would not have dared dream of. Young professionals. aspirations into practical realities. And if we're not, it could lead us into bankruptcy or war. It -- President Carter's last budget had a deficit less than one-third of this If he had told the voters in 1980 that truth, would American voters have signed the loan certificate for him on Election Day? How large is it? it. Now we have no real commitment to our friends or to our ideals — not to human rights, not to the refuseniks, not to Sakharov, not to Bishop Tutu and the others struggling for freedom in South Africa. And, ladies and gentlemen, it is a debt so large -- that is almost Survival of the fittest. Copyright Status: hysterical commitment to an arms race that leads nowhere -- if we're lucky. We democrats believe that we can make it all the way with the whole family intact, and we have more than once. that they will pierce the clouds and the sight of them will frighten our enemies into better? this country seemed to be doing well nowadays, others were unhappy, even worried, about How much deeper the cuts in programs for the struggling How much deeper will the gulf be between us and our enemies? The different people that we represent have different points of view. appealing rhetoric with a more telling reasonableness and rationality. We must convince them that we don't have to settle for two Ask the Republican investment bankers on Wall Street what they think On the evening of July 16, 1984, New York governor Mario Cuomo delivered a rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, titled "A Tale of Two Cities." can't afford the education they need, and middle-class parents watch the dreams they hold -- reasonably, honestly, fairly, without respect to race, or sex, or geography, or political It is a Inflation — Inflation is down since 1980, but not because of the supply-side miracle promised to us by the President. into its governmental commandments the simple rule "thou shalt not sin against Mario Cuomo gave a keynote speech at the 1984 Democratic National Convention. maybe ROC. We speak for ethnics who want to add their culture to the magnificent mosaic that is America. fill the gaps that are left by chance or by a wisdom we don't fully understand. Now, if -- if July -- if July brings back a man who Restricted. Mario Cuomo's 1984 DNC speech, "A Tale of Two Cities." President is right. He said, "Why, this country is a shining city on a hill." I saw it and lived it, like many of you. reasonableness, a reasonableness that goes beyond labels, that doesn't distort or promise Mario Cuomo, the former governor of New York who died Thursday at the age of 82, was perhaps best known for a 1984 speech in which he criticized then-President Ronald Reagan for ignoring the plight of lower and middle class Americans. We speak -- We speak for young people demanding an education and a future. ©2020 They would cut this nation in half, into those temporarily better off and those worse off than before, and they would call that division recovery. Johnson's civil rights; Carter's human rights Without mentioning de Blasio by name, Cuomo also noted how his father, then-Gov. You know, the Republicans called it "trickle-down" when Hoover tried The President's deficit is a direct and dramatic repudiation of his promise in 1980 to balance the budget by 1983. The difference between Democrats and Republicans has always been measured in courage and confidence. affiliation. We Democrats must unite so that the entire nation can unite, because surely the Republicans won't bring this country together. Our — Our policy — Our foreign policy drifts with no real direction, other than an hysterical commitment to an arms race that leads nowhere — if we're lucky. We're grateful for it. We Democrats believe in something else. 55,000 bankruptcies; two years of massive unemployment; 200,000 farmers and ranchers forced off the land; more homeless — more homeless than at any time since the Great Depression in 1932; more hungry, in this world of enormous affluence, the United States of America, more hungry; more poor, most of them women. is a global, multi-platform media and entertainment company. what falls from the table will be enough for the middle class and those who are trying Now, we should not -- we should not be embarrassed or dismayed or chagrined google_ad_height = 90; 1984 Democratic National ... That's why so many working people of every color still feel they can't get a foothold." This election will measure the record of the past four years. American people I can only attribute to the President's amiability and the failure by some a year from now, because of the deficit. We need -- We describes better than most textbooks and any speech that I could write what a proper Social Security, is being threatened. A Tale of Two Cities was a speech delivered by New York Governor Mario Cuomo on July 16, 1984, at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, California. our enemy. U.S. people can't pay their mortgages, and most young people can't afford one; where students “Like many Americans, I was deeply inspired by Mario Cuomo’s “Tale of Two Cities” speech at the 1984 Democratic National Convention. to look past the glitter, beyond the showmanship to the reality, the hard substance of Their policies divide the nation dissident sounds from all sides, we will have no chance to tell our message. There are ghettos where thousands of young people, without a job or an education, give their lives away to drug dealers every day. loudly as we can the utter insanity of nuclear proliferation and the need for a nuclear Their policies divide the nation into the lucky and the left-out, into the royalty and the rabble. And that they were able to build a family and And remember this, some of On behalf of the great Empire State and the whole family of New York, let me thank you for the great privilege of being able to address this convention. In many ways we are a shining city on a hill. google_ad_width = 728; And that's the Audio = We believe in civil rights, and we believe in human rights. Words Matter: Mario Cuomo's 1984 Tale of Two Cities Relevant to Today's Politics of Disappointment. Jesse Jackson's 1984 [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from And sometimes they compete and even debate, and even argue. by the loss of 279 young Americans in Lebanon in pursuit of a plan and a policy that no one can the Great Depression in 1932; more hungry, in this world of enormous affluence, the I learned about our kind of democracy from my father. We believe we must be the family of America, recognizing that at the Maybe -- Maybe, Mr. President, if you stopped in at a shelter in Chicago and spoke to We believe proudly in the you for the great privilege of being able to address this convention. View Comments. Please. history, one that even they now admit is excessive -- by escalating to a frenzy the nuclear "This nation is more a tale of two cities than it is just a shining city on a hill," Cuomo said. "Government can't do everything," we were told, so it should settle for taking care of the strong and hope that economic ambition and charity will do the rest. for our people. Words Matter: Mario Cuomo's 1984 Tale of Two Cities Relevant to Today's Politics of Disappointment. With the death of former New York Governor Mario Cuomo last week, the nation lost a liberal champion whose keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in 1984 electrified the country and catapulted him into everlasting fame. Please allow me to Passionate and never one to mince words, the late New York Governor Mario Cuomo made waves at the 1984 Democratic National Convention with a combative speech … And -- And he paid one How did he splendor and glory. And we Democrats must unite. Now don't take my word for it -- I'm a Democrat. the American people to judge him on whether or not he's There to as much 300 billion dollars a year for "as far as the eye can see." Cuomo was known for his liberal views and public speeches, particularly his keynote speech address at the 1984 Democratic National Convention in which he sharply criticized the policies of the Reagan administration, saying, "Mr. President, you ought to know that this nation is more a 'Tale of Two Cities' than it is just a 'Shining City on a Hill.'" things. arms race; by incendiary rhetoric; by refusing to discuss peace with our enemies; Articles. policy of divide and cajole has done to this land since 1980. everything," we were told, so it should settle for taking care of the strong In this part of the city there are more poor than ever, more be if he is left to his radical proclivities for another four years unrestrained. more homeless -- more homeless than at any time since You see, if they're not too embarrassed to tell you the truth, they'll say that they're appalled and frightened by the President's deficit. Former New York Gov. We have equality," a rule so simple --. How high will we pile the missiles? And, ladies and gentlemen, please think of this — the nation must think of this: What kind of Supreme Court will we have? And there are people who sleep in the city streets, in the gutter, where the glitter doesn't show. It was won with smoke and mirrors and illusions. And the President is right. believe that while survival of the fittest may be a good working description of the But what about foreign policy? Full TV Appearances. January 02, 2015. Abraham Lincoln and Our "Unfinished Work" 2/12/1986. Remember this, that 50 years of progress under our principles never cost us what the last four years of stagnation have. We believe in a -- We believe -- We believe in privacy for people, openness by government. Men and women in small business desperate for I watched a small man with thick calluses on both his hands work 15 and 16 hours a day. To succeed we will have to surrender some small parts of our individual interests, to build a platform that we can all stand on, at once, and comfortably — proudly singing out. That its disastrous quality is not more fully understood by the American people I can only attribute to the President's amiability and the failure by some to separate the salesman from the product. American Rhetoric. teacher in Duluth are our problems; that the future of the child -- that the By Michael A. Cohen, January 2, 2015, 5:51 p.m. Mario Cuomo served three terms as governor of New York. voters in 1980 that truth, would American voters have Maybe — Maybe, Mr. President. mortgage on our children's future that can be paid only in pain and that could bring this And, now — now — now it's up to us. Mario Cuomo’s most famous speech was his keynote address at the 1984 Democratic National Convention. much larger will the deficit be? We believe in a government strong enough to use words His son President Reagan told us from the very beginning that he believed in a kind of social Darwinism. July 16, 1984: In his speech, Cuomo tells a tale of two cities. submission. How large is it? Young professionals. for the good of all, feeling one another's pain, sharing one another's blessings progress under our principles never cost us what the last four years of stagnation have. Bishop Tutu and the others struggling for It is a deficit that, according to the President's own fiscal adviser, may grow to as much 300 billion dollars a year for "as far as the eye can see." But I'm afraid not. enlarge that family; lifting them up into the wagon on the way; blacks and Hispanics, and There are elderly people who tremble in the basements of the houses there. We Our -- Our policy -- Our foreign policy drifts with no real direction, other than an diversity, we pay a price for it. Now for 50 years — for 50 years we Democrats created a better future for our children, using traditional Democratic principles as a fixed beacon, giving us direction and purpose, but constantly innovating, adapting to new realities: Roosevelt's alphabet programs; Truman's NATO and the GI Bill of Rights; Kennedy's intelligent tax incentives and the Alliance for Progress; Johnson's civil rights; Carter's human rights and the nearly miraculous Camp David Peace Accord. It's an old story. It was won with smoke and mirrors and illusions. And we Democrats Better Business Bureau Accredited Business. I saw him once literally bleed from the bottoms of his feet, a man who came here uneducated, alone, unable to speak the language, who taught me all I needed to know about faith and hard work by the simple eloquence of his example. other thing, a nearly 200 billion dollar deficit threatening our future. Mario Cuomo Offers Tale of Two Cities in 1984 DNC Speech Then New York Gov. I believe, as Democrats, we ought to accept that challenge. They said that they would make us and the whole world safer. -- if they The address made Cuomo a household name in America at the time, and left Democrats hoping he would run for president. We Democrats still have a dream. We speak -- We speak for women who are indignant that this nation refuses to etch Of course Democrats are for a strong defense. And I learned about our obligation to each other from him and from my mother. Since then, he was considered a favorite for the 1988 and 1992 presidential nomination. In fact, Mr. President, this is a nation -- Mr. President you ought We can build a future that deals with our deficit. future. Please allow me to skip the stories and the poetry and the temptation to deal in nice but vague rhetoric. Convention Keynote Address, delivered 16 July 1984, They say they have. But always -- when this country has been at its best struggle; that the hunger of a woman in Little Rock is our hunger; that the failure I believe, as Democrats, we ought to But more than that, it will answer the question of what kind of people we want to be. much more acid rain killing our forests and fouling our lakes? to you and to me to make the case to America. Mario Cuomo: "A Shining City On A Hill" (17 July 1984) On behalf of the Empire State and the family of New York, I thank you for the great privilege of being able to address this convention. nation. New York Gov. "Government can't do And if we're You’ll notice that Cuomo also used metaphors and analogies to make his case, two very powerful and effective rhetorical devices. This is our credo: Mashable, MashBash and Mashable House are among the federally registered trademarks of Ziff Davis, LLC and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission. transcript. The late Gov. Mario Cuomo acknowledges the delegates after his rousing keynote speech slamming President Ronald Reagan at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco in 1984. immigrants. We know we can, because we did it for nearly 50 years before 1980. Mario Cuomo, coined the “tale of two cities” analogy during his keynote address to … We speak for senior citizens who are terrorized by the idea that their only security, their Social Security, is being threatened. Maybe, maybe, Mr. President, if you visited some more places; maybe if you went to Appalachia where some people still live in sheds; maybe if you went to Lackawanna where thousands of unemployed steel workers wonder why we subsidized foreign steel. surely the Republicans won't bring this country together. heart of the matter we are bound one to another, that the problems of a retired school can all stand on, at once, and comfortably -- proudly singing out. The Republicans are Cuomo’s 1984 speech relied heavily on what Aristotle called Pathos (emotion), storytelling. Republicans -- The Republicans believe that the wagon train will not make it to the frontier unless some of We believe in a — We believe — We believe in privacy for people, openness by government. Of course Democrats are for a strong defense. balance the budget by 1983. future of the child in Buffalo is our future; that the struggle of a disabled man in Boston to survive and live decently is our How high will we pile that are good and sound; not so much with speeches that will bring people to their feet as aside to create this consensus, then all you need to do is to reflect on what the Republican Cuomo at the 1984 Democratic Convention At the 1984 Democratic National Convention, then Gov. We can have a future that provides for all the young of the present, by marrying common sense and compassion. must unite. That we still judge people … that this entire nation has profited by these progressive principles; that they helped But the hard truth is that not everyone is sharing in this city's splendor and glory. How did he do it? Mo Udall is exactly right — it won't be easy. Democratic National Convention Address. Now it's up to you and to me to make the case to America. 06/27/2013 02:24 pm ET Updated Aug 27, 2013 At the recent unveiling of former New York Governor Mario Cuomo's portrait in the Governors Hall at the State Capitol, I recalled the first time I heard him speak. if you went to Appalachia where some people still live in sheds; maybe if you went to A Torrent of Praise for Mario Cuomo's 1984 … We don't have to manufacture it the way the Republicans will next month in Dallas, by propping up mannequin delegates on the convention floor. The President said that he didn't understand that fear. the nation's family contributing, building partnerships with the private sector, providing It will happen if we make it happen; if you and I make it the missiles? We believe in encouraging the talented, but we it. Mashable, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Maybe -- Maybe, Mr. President. to the refuseniks, not to January 02, 2015. We must convince them that we don't have to settle for two cities, that we can have one city, indivisible, shining for all of its people. Now our allies are as confused as our enemies. It's as old as our history. Unrestrained. in 1980 to Gov. calluses on both his hands work 15 and 16 hours a day. the GI Bill of Rights; Kennedy's intelligent tax In many ways we are a shining city on a hill. between Democrats and Republicans has always been measured in courage and confidence. That struggle to live with dignity is the real story of the shining city. 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