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16.ThebestspeechafterdefeatGoodevening.Justmomentsago,IspokewithGeorge.W.Bushandcongratulatedhimonbecomingthe43rdpresidentoftheUnitedStates,andIpromisedhimthatIwouldntcallhimback1thistime.Iofferedtomeetwithhimassoonaspossiblesothatwecanstarttoheal2thedivisons3ofthecampaign4andthecontest5throughwhichwejustpassed.Almostacenturyandahalfago,SenatorStephenDouglastoldAbrahamLincoln,whohadjustdefeatedhimforthepresidency,“Partisanfeelingmustyieldto6patriotism,Imwithyou,Mr.President,andGodblessyou.”Well,inthatsamespirit,Isaytopresident-electBushthatwhatremainsofpartisanrancor7mustnowbeputaside,andmayGodblesshisstewardship8ofthiscountry.NeitherhenorIanticipatedthislonganddifficultroad.Certainlyneitherofuswantedittohappen.Yetitcame,andnowithasended,resolved,asitmustberesolved,throughthehonoredinstitutionsofourdemocracy.Ove