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President Obama
victory speech in full
Barack Obama has been re-elected as US
President, having won a closely
fought
contest by a comfortable margin.
With
results
in
from
most
states,
America's
first
black
president
secured
the 270 votes in the
electoral college needed to win the race.
In a victory speech in Chicago, he
thanked his supporters, and set out
his
goals for the next four years.
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one
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纯英文版视频）：
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胜选英文版原文
Thank you
so much.
Tonight, more than 200 years
after a former colony won the right to
determine
its
own
destiny,
the
task
of
perfecting
our
union
moves
forward.
It
moves
forward
because
of
you.
It
moves
forward
because
you
reaffirmed
the spirit that
has triumphed over war and depression, the spirit
that
has lifted this country from the
depths of despair to the great heights
of hope, the belief that while each of
us will pursue our own individual
dreams,
we
are
an
American
family
and
we
rise
or
fall
together
as
one
nation
and as one people.
Tonight, in this election, you, the
American people, reminded us that
while
our road has been hard, while our journey has been
long, we have
picked
ourselves
up,
we
have
fought
our
way
back,
and
we
know
in
our
hearts
that
for the United States of America the best is yet
to come.
I
want
to
thank
every
American
who
participated
in
this
election,
whether
you
voted
for
the
very
first
time
or
waited
in
line
for
a
very
long
time.
By
the
way,
we
have
to
fix
that.
Whether
you
pounded
the
pavement
or
picked
up the phone, whether
you held an Obama sign or a Romney sign, you made
your voice heard and you made a
difference.
I just spoke with Gov.
Romney and I congratulated him and Paul Ryan on
a hard-
fought campaign. We
may have battled fiercely, but it’s only
because we love this country deeply and
we care so strongly about its
future.
From George to Lenore to their son Mitt, the
Romney family has
chosen to give back
to America through public service and that is the
legacy
that
we
honor
and
applaud
tonight.
In
the
weeks
ahead,
I
also
look
forward
to sitting down with Gov. Romney to talk about
where we can work
together to move this
country forward.
I want to thank my
friend and partner of the last four years,
America’s
happy warrior, the best vice
president anybody could ever hope for, Joe
Biden.
And
I
wouldn’t
be
the
man
I
am
today
without
the
woman
who
agreed
to
marry
me 20
years ago. Let me say this publicly: Michelle, I
have never loved
you more. I have never
been prouder to watch the rest of America fall in
love with you, too,
as our
nation’s
first lady. Sasha
and Malia, before
our very
eyes you’re growing up to become
two
strong, smart beautiful
young
women,
just
like
your
mom.
And
I’m
so
proud
of
you
guys.
But
I
will
say that for now one dog’s probably
enough.
To the best campaign
team
and
volunteers in
the history of
politics. The
best. The best ever. Some of you were
new this time around, and some of
you
have
been
at
my
side
since
the
very
beginning.
But
all
of
you
are
family.
No
matter
what
you
do
or
where
you
go
from
here,
you
will
carry
the
memory
of
the
history
we
made
together
and
you
will
have
the
lifelong
appreciation
of
a
grateful
president.
Thank
you
for
believing
all
the
way,
through
every
hill,
through
every
valley.
You
lifted
me
up
the
whole
way
and
I
will
always
be
grateful
for
everything
that
you’ve
done
and
all
the
incredible
work
that you put in.
I
know
that
political
campaigns
can
sometimes
seem
small,
even
silly.
And
that
provides plenty of fodder for
the
cynics
that tell us
that
politics
is
nothing
more
than
a
contest
of
egos
or
the
domain
of
special
interests.
But
if
you
ever
get
the
chance
to
talk
to
folks
who
turned
out
at
our
rallies
and crowded along a rope line in a high
school gym, or saw folks working
late
in
a
campaign
office
in
some
tiny
county
far
away
from
home,
you’ll
discover something
else.
You’ll hear the determination in
the voice of
a young field organizer
who’s
working
his
way
through
college
and
wants
to
make
sure
every
child
has
that same opportunity. You’ll hear the pride in
the voice of a
volunteer
who’s
going
door
to
door
because
her
brother
was
finally
hired
when the local auto
plant
added another shift. You’ll hear the deep
patriotism in the voice of a military
spouse who’s working the phones
late at
night to make sure that no one who fights for this
country ever
has to fight for a job or
a roof over their head when they come home.
That’s
why
we
do
this.
That’s
what
politics
can
be.
That’s
why
elections
matter.
It’s
not
small,
it’s
big.
It’s
important.
Democracy
in
a
nation
of 300 million can be noisy and messy
and complicated. We have our own
opinions.
Each
of
us
has
deeply
held
beliefs.
And
when
we
go
through
tough
times, when we make big decisions as a
country, it necessarily stirs
passions,
stirs up controversy.
That won’t change
after tonight, and it shouldn’t. These arguments
we
have
are
a
mark
of
our
liberty.
We
can
never
forget
that
as
we
speak
people
in distant nations
are risking their lives right now just for a
chance
to argue about the issues that
matter, the chance to cast their ballots
like we did today.
But
despite all our differences, most of us share
certain hopes for
America’s future. We
want our kids to grow up in a country where they
have
access
to
the
best
schools
and
the
best
teachers.
A
country
that
lives
up to its legacy as
the global leader in technology and discovery and
innovation, with all the good jobs and
new businesses that follow.
We want our
children to live in an America that isn’t burdened
by debt,
that isn’t weakened by
inequality, that isn’t threatened by the
destructive
power
of
a
warming
planet.
We
want
to
pass
on
a
country
that’s
safe
and
respected
and
admired
around
the
world,
a
nation
that
is
defended
by
the
strongest
military
on
earth
and
the
best
troops
this
–
this
world
has
ever
known.
But
also
a
country
that
moves
with
confidence
beyond
this
time
of
war,
to
shape
a
peace
that
is
built
on
the
promise
of
freedom
and
dignity for every human being.
We
believe
in
a
generous
America,
in
a
compassionate
America,
in
a
tolerant
America, open to the dreams of an
immigrant’s daughter who studies in
our
schools and pledges to our flag. To the young boy
on the south side
of Chicago who sees a
life beyond the nearest street corner. To the
furniture
worker’s
child
in
North
Carolina
who
wants
to
become
a
doctor
or a
scientist, an engineer or an entrepreneur, a
diplomat or even a
president
–
that’s
the
future
we
hope
for.
That’s
the
vision
we
share.
That’s where we need
to go –
forward. That’s
where we need to go.
Now, we
will disagree,
sometimes fiercely,
about
how to get
there. As it
has for more
than two centuries, progress will come in fits and
starts.
I
t’s
not
always
a
straight
line.
It’s
not
always
a
smooth
path.
By
itself,
the recognition that we have common
hopes and dreams won’t end all the
gridlock
or
solve
all
our
problems
or
substitute
for
the
painstaking
work
of
building
consensus
and
making
the
difficult
compromises
needed
to
move
this country forward. But that common
bond is where we must begin.
Our
economy is recovering. A decade of war is ending.
A long campaign is
now over. And
whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened
to you,
I
have
learned
from
you,
and
you’ve
made
me
a
better
president.
And
with
your stories and your
struggles, I return to the White House more
determined and more inspired than ever
about the work there is to do and
the
future that lies ahead.
Tonight you
voted for action, not politics as usual. You
elected us to
focus on your jobs, not
ours. And in the coming weeks and months, I am
looking
forward
to
reaching
out
and
working
with
leaders
of
both
parties
to
meet
the
challenges
we
can
only
solve
together.
Reducing
our
deficit.
Reforming
our
tax
code.
Fixing
our
immigration
system.
Freeing
ourselves
from foreign oil. We’ve got more work
to do.
But that doesn’t mean
your work is done. The role of citizen in our
democracy does not end with your vote.
America’s never been
about what
can be done for us. It’s about what can
be done by us together through
the
hard
and
frustrating,
but
necessary
work
of
self-
government.
That’s
the principle we were
founded on.
This country has more
wealth than any
nation, but
that’s
not what ma
kes
us rich. We have the most powerful
military in history, but that’s not
what
makes
us
strong.
Our
university,
our
culture
are
all
the
envy
of
the
world, but that’s not
what keeps the world coming to our
shores.
What
makes
America
exceptional
are
the
bonds
that
hold
together
the
most
diverse
nation
on
earth.
The
belief
that
our
destiny
is
shared;
that
this
country
only
works
when
we
accept
certain
obligations
to
one
another
and
to future generations. The freedom
which so many Americans have fought
for
and
died for come
with
responsibilities
as well as
rights. And among
those are
love and charity and duty and patriotism. That’s
what makes
America great.
I
am hopeful tonight because I’ve seen the spirit at
work in America.
I’ve seen it in
the family
business
whose
owners
would rather cut
their
own
pay
than
lay
off
their
neighbors,
and
in
the
workers
who
would
rather
cut back their hours
than see a friend lose a job. I’ve seen it in the