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Through his own suffering, Ted Kennedy became more alive to the plight and suffering of others, the sick child who could not see a doctor; the young soldier sent to battle without armor; the citizen denied her rights because of what she looks like or who she loves or where she comes from.
The landmark laws that he championed, the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, immigration reform, children's health care, the Family and Medical Leave Act, all have a running thread.
Ted Kennedy's life's work was not to champion those with wealth or power or special connections. It was to give a voice to those who were not heard; to add a rung to the ladder of opportunity, to make real the dream of our founding.
Though it is Ted Kennedy's historic body of achievements we will remember, it is his giving heart that we will miss.
The landmark laws that he championed, the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, immigration reform, children's health care, the Family and Medical Leave Act, all have a running thread.
Ted Kennedy's life's work was not to champion those with wealth or power or special connections. It was to give a voice to those who were not heard; to add a rung to the ladder of opportunity, to make real the dream of our founding.
Though it is Ted Kennedy's historic body of achievements we will remember, it is his giving heart that we will miss.
