Time to get fired up...

This is then Governor of New York Mario Cuomo's address to the 1984 Democratic Convention in San Francisco. It's referred to as his "Tale of Two Cities" speech. I remember hearing it at the time and thought that it was one of the more inspirational speeches I had heard. It still is. Unfortunately, it could be given today and it would still apply - only more so after too many years of the same policies which Reagan championed.

While not the entire speech, you do catch the overall thrust. For a complete transcript, click here.