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thattheirvoicecouldbethatdifference.
stheanswerspokenbyyoungandold,richandpoor,democratandrepublican,black,white,latino,asian,nativeamerican,gay,straight,disabledandnotdisabled-americanswhosentamessagetotheworldthatwehaveneverbeenacollectionofredstatesandbluestates:
weare,andalwayswillbe,theunitedstatesofamerica.
stheanswerthatledthosewhohavebeentoldforsolongbysomanytobecynical,andfearful,anddoubtfulofwhatwecanachievetoputtheirhandsonthearcofhistoryandbenditoncemoretowardthehopeofabetterday.
sbeenalongtimexxing,buttonight,becauseofwhatwedidonthisday,inthiselection,atthisdefiningmoment,changehasxxetoamerica.
ijustreceivedaverygraciouscallfromsenatormccain.hefoughtlongandhardinthiscampaign,andhe'
sfoughtevenlongerandharderforthecountryheloves.hehasenduredsacrificesforamericathatmostofuscannotbegintoimagine,andwearebetterofffortheservicerenderedbythisbraveandselflessleader.icongratulatehimandgovernorpalinforalltheyhaveachieved,andilookforwardtoworkingwiththemtorenewthisnation'
spromiseinthemonthsahead.
iwanttothankmypartnerinthisjourney,amanwhocampaignedfromhisheartandspokeforthemenandwomenhegrewupwithonthestreetsofscrantonandrodewithonthattrainhometodelaware,thevicepresident-electoftheunitedstates,joebiden.
iwouldnotbestandingheretonightwithouttheunyieldingsupportofmybestfriendforthelastsixteenyears,therockofourfamilyandtheloveofmylife,ournation'
snextfirstlady,michelleobama.sashaandmalia,iloveyoubothsomuch,andyouhaveearnedthenewpuppythat'
sxxingwithustothewhitehouse.andwhileshe'
snolongerwithus,iknowmygrandmotheriswatching,alongwiththefamilythatmademewhoiam.imissthemtonight,andknowthatmydebttothemisbeyondmeasure.
tomycampaignmanagerdavidplouffe,mychiefstrategistdavidaxelrod,andthebestcampaignteameverassembledinthehistoryofpolitics-youmadethishappen,andiamforevergratefulforwhatyou'
vesacrificedtogetitdone.
butaboveall,iwillneverforgetwhothisvictorytrulybelongsto-itbelongstoyou.
iwasneverthelikeliestcandidateforthisoffice.wedidn'
tstartwithmuchmoneyormanyendorsements.ourcampaignwasnothatchedinthehallsofwashington-itbeganinthebackyardsofdesmoinesandthelivingroomsofconcordandthefrontporchesofcharleston.
itwasbuiltbyworkingmenandwomenwhodugintowhatlittlesavingstheyhadtogivefivedollarsandtendollarsandtwentydollarstothiscause.itgrewstrengthfromtheyoungpeoplewhorejectedthemythoftheirgeneration'
sapathy;
wholefttheirhomesandtheirfamiliesforjobsthatofferedlittlepayandlesssleep;
fromthenot-so-youngpeoplewhobravedthebittercoldandscorchingheattoknockonthedoorsofperfectstrangers;
fromthemillionsofamericanswhovolunteered,andorganized,andprovedthatmorethantwocenturieslater,agovernmentofthepeople,bythepeopleandforthepeoplehasnotperishedfromthisearth.thisisyourvictory.
iknowyoudidn'
tdothisjusttowinanelectionandiknowyoudidn'
tdoitforme.youdiditbecauseyouunderstandtheenormityofthetaskthatliesahead.forevenaswecelebratetonight,weknowthechallengesthattomorrowwillbringarethegreatestofourlifetime-twowars,aplanetinperil,theworstfinancialcrisisinacentury.evenaswestandheretonight,weknowtherearebraveamericanswakingupinthedesertsofiraqandthemountainsofafghanistantorisktheirlivesforus.therearemothersandfatherswhowilllieawakeaftertheirchildrenfallasleepandwonderhowthey'
llmakethemortgage,orpaytheirdoctor'
sbills,orsaveenoughforcollege.thereisnewenergytoharnessandnewjobstobecreated;
newschoolstobuildandthreatstomeetandalliancestorepair.
theroadaheadwillbelong.ourclimbwillbesteep.wemaynotgetthereinoneyearorevenoneterm,butamerica-ihaveneverbeenmorehopefulthaniamtonightthatwewillgetthere.ipromiseyou-weasapeoplewillgetthere.
therewillbesetbacksandfalsestarts.therearemanywhowon'
tagreewitheverydecisionorpolicyimakeaspresident,andweknowthatgovernmentcan'
tsolveeveryproblem.butiwillalwaysbehonestwithyouaboutthechallengesweface.iwilllistentoyou,especiallywhenwedisagree.andaboveall,iwillaskyoujoinintheworkofremakingthisnationtheonlywayit'
sbeendoneinamericafortwo-hundredandtwenty-oneyears-blockbyblock,brickbybrick,callousedhandbycallousedhand.
whatbegantwenty-onemonthsagointhedepthsofwintermustnotendonthisautumnnight.thisvictoryaloneisnotthechangeweseek-itisonlythechanceforustomakethatchange.andthatcannothappenifwegobacktothewaythingswere.itcannothappenwithoutyou.
soletussummonanewspiritofpatriotism;
ofserviceandresponsibilitywhereeachofusresolvestopitchinandworkharderandlookafternotonlyourselves,buteachother.letusrememberthatifthisfinancialcrisistaughtusanything,it'
sthatwecannothaveathrivingwallstreetwhilemainstreetsuffers-inthiscountry,weriseorfallasonenation;
asonepeople.
letusresistthetemptationtofallbackonthesamepartisanshipandpettinessandimmaturitythathaspoisonedourpoliticsforsolong.letusrememberthatitwasamanfromthisstatewhofirstcarriedthebanneroftherepublicanpartytothewhitehouse-apartyfoundedonthevaluesofself-reliance,individualliberty,andnationalunity.thosearevaluesweallshare,andwhilethedemocraticpartyhaswonagreatvictorytonight,wedosowithameasureofhumilityanddeterminationtohealthedividesthathaveheldbackourprogress.aslincolnsaidtoanationfarmoredividedthanours,“wearenotenemies,butfriends…thoughpassionmayhavestraineditmustnotbreakourbondsofaffection.”andtothoseamericanswhosesupportihaveyettoearn-imaynothavewonyourvote,butihearyourvoices,ineedyourhelp,andiwillbeyourpresidenttoo.
andtoallthosewatchingtonightfrombeyondourshores,fromparliamentsandpalacestothosewhoarehuddledaroundradiosintheforgottencornersofourworld-ourstoriesaresingular,butourdestinyisshared,andanewdawnofamericanleadershipisathand.tothosewhowouldtearthisworlddown-wewilldefeatyou.tothosewhoseekpeaceandsecurity-wesupportyou.andtoallthosewhohavewonderedifamerica'
sbeaconstillburnsasbright-tonightweprovedoncemorethatthetruestrengthofournationxxesnotfromourthemightofourarmsorthescaleofourwealth,butfromtheenduringpowerofourideals:
democracy,liberty,opportunity,andunyieldinghope.
forthatisthetruegeniusofamerica-thatamericacanchange.ourunioncanbeperfected.andwhatwehavealreadyachievedgivesushopeforwhatwecanandmustachievetomorrow.
thiselectionhadmanyfirstsandmanystoriesthatwillbetoldforgenerations.butonethat'
sonmymindtonightisaboutawomanwhocastherballotinatlanta.she'
salotlikethemillionsofotherswhostoodinlinetomaketheirvoiceheardinthiselectionexceptforonething-annnixoncooperis106yearsold.
shewasbornjustagenerationpastslavery;
atimewhentherewerenocarsontheroadorplanesinthesky;
whensomeonelikehercouldn'
tvotefortworeasons-becauseshewasawomanandbecauseofthecolorofherskin.
andtonight,ithinkaboutallthatshe'
sseenthroughouthercenturyinamerica-theheartacheandthehope;
thestruggleandtheprogress;
thetimesweweretoldthatwecan'
t,andthepeoplewhopressedonwiththatamericancreed:
yeswecan.
atatimewhenwomen'
svoicesweresilencedandtheirhopesdismissed,shelivedtoseethemstandupandspeakoutandreachfortheballot.yeswecan.
whentherewasdespairinthedustbowlanddepressionacrosstheland,shesawanationconquerfearitselfwithanewdeal,newjobsandanewsenseofxxmonpurpose.yeswecan.
whenthebombsfellonourharborandtyrannythreatenedtheworld,shewastheretowitnessagenerationrisetogreatnessandademocracywassaved.yeswecan.
shewasthereforthebusesinmontgomery,thehosesinbirmingham,abridgeinselma,andapreacherfromatlantawhotoldapeoplethat“weshalloverxxe.”yeswecan.
amantoucheddownonthemoon,awallcamedowninberlin,aworldwasconnectedbyourownscienceandimagination.andthisyear,inthiselection,shetouchedherfingertoascreen,andcasthervote,becauseafter106yearsinamerica,throughthebestoftimesandthedarkestofhours,sheknowshowamericacanchange.yeswecan.
america,wehavexxesofar.wehaveseensomuch.butthereissomuchmoretodo.sotonight,letusaskourselves-ifourchildrenshouldlivetoseethenextcentury;
ifmydaughtersshouldbesoluckytoliveaslongasannnixoncooper,whatchangewilltheysee?
whatprogressw