"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.
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 very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.
It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled – Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America."
- Barack Obama during his victory speech, Chicago, Illinois
Inspiring, moving, eloquent words from a man who will hopefully make history in more ways than one. Undeniably, Barack Obama has a a staggering amount of challenges in store for him.. but I am hopeful and optimistic that our new President will guide this country to stability, peace, prosperity and unity. To me, its not important who wins, but what the winner does for this country.
"... what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow."
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