It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation’s apathy who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements. It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment change has come to America. It’s the answer that led those who’ve been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day. We are, and always will be, the United States of America. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states.

It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference. If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

Enjoy our Speeches with big English subtitles and keep your English learning journey.Įnglish Speeches also makes this content available for downloadĭownload this Speech in PDF transcript and/or MP3 audio file: A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president of the United States. Obama is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

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