Prompts winter weather advisories as cold air moves in Friday night

MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding. Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all. 

Turn Up Your Support

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.

Politics and Government News

Shows

MPR News Presents

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, and an MPR interview with Walter Mondale.

Hear Mario Cuomo's 1984 convention speech

Go Deeper.

Like this?