I could not seek it because I aspire to another once, which was the full measure of my ambition, and one does not treat the highest office within the gifts of the people of Illinois as an alternative or as a consolation prize.

• 我本不会寻求提名，因为我已志在另一个部门，作为依利诺斯州的最高长官并不是一项无奈的选择，也不是给我的一个安慰奖，在那里，我的雄心壮志得到充分地发挥。