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Hear Mario Cuomo's 1984 convention speech

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Walter Mondale & Mario Cuomo
Former Vice-President Walter Mondale, left, looks on at left as New York Gov. Mario Cuomo speaks to the press at Boston's Logan International Airport, Thursday, July 5, 1984, Boston, Mass. (AP Photo/Paul Benoit)
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The keynote address given by Mario Cuomo at the 1984 Democratic National Convention. He told the delegates and nationwide audience it should be "etched into our governmental commandments: thou shalt not sin against equality." Mario Cuomo concluded by saying, "Please make this nation remember how futures are built."

Mario Cuomo died New Year's Day. Hear his best speech (July 16, 1984), and an MPR interview with Walter Mondale.