Talking to my parents on the phone yesterday --- they said after reading our blog, "I guess you are for Obama." (yes it was said sarcastically - they know they have a bleeding heart liberal daughter.)Just a few quotes by Barack Obama....
"If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress."
“My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.”
“In the end, that’s what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?”
"I'm asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington ... I'm asking you to believe in yours."
"Few obstacles can withstand the power of a million voices calling for change."
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
“My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.”
"People don't expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a slight change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, and that the doors of opportunity remain open to all. They know we can do better."
"If we aren't willing to pay a price for our values, then we should ask ourselves whether we truly believe in them at all."
"There is not a liberal America and a conservative America; there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and Latino America and Asian America; there's the United States of America."
"I firmly believe ... that since 9/11, we have played fast and loose with constitutional principles in the fight against terrorism. But I acknowledge that even the wisest president and most prudent Congress would struggle to balance the critical demands of our collective security against the equally compelling need to uphold civil liberties."
"The true test of the American ideal is whether we're able to recognize our failings and then rise together to meet the challenges of our time. Whether we allow ourselves to be shaped by events and history, or whether we act to shape them. Whether chance of birth or circumstance decides life's big winners and losers, or whether we build a community where, at the very least, everyone has a chance to work hard, get ahead, and reach their dreams."
"So let us say that on this day of all days, each of us carries with us the task of changing our hearts and minds. The division, the stereotypes, the scape-goating, the ease with which we blame our plight on others - all of this distracts us from the common challenges we face - war and poverty; injustice and inequality. We can no longer afford to build ourselves up by tearing someone else down. We can no longer afford to traffic in lies or fear or hate. It is the poison that we must purge from our politics; the wall that we must tear down before the hour grows too late."
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