In the end, thats what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?

Quote by Barack Obama

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I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

It was not a religion that attacked us that September day. It was al-Qaeda. We...

It was not a religion that attacked us that September day. It was al-Qaeda. We...

I always believe that ultimately, if people are paying attention, then we get good government...

I always believe that ultimately, if people are paying attention, then we get good government...

We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief...

We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief...

We live in a culture that discourages empathy. A culture that too often tells us...

We live in a culture that discourages empathy. A culture that too often tells us...

I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the...

I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the...

Over the last 15 months, we've traveled to every corner of the United States. I've...

Over the last 15 months, we've traveled to every corner of the United States. I've...

When youre in the thick of the fight, you rise or fall as one unit,...

When youre in the thick of the fight, you rise or fall as one unit,...

As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear...

As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear...

And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health...

And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health...

No one built this country on their own. This nation is great because we built...

No one built this country on their own. This nation is great because we built...

Ee need to change our tax code so that people like me & an awful...

Ee need to change our tax code so that people like me & an awful...

We proved that we are still a people capable of doing big things and tackling...

We proved that we are still a people capable of doing big things and tackling...

Americans... still believe in an America where anything's possible - they just don't think their...

Americans... still believe in an America where anything's possible - they just don't think their...

I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody.

I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody.

We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale...

We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale...

I think when you spread the wealth around its good for everybody.

I think when you spread the wealth around its good for everybody.

Its not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy...

Its not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy...

My task over the last two years hasn't just been to stop the bleeding. My...

My task over the last two years hasn't just been to stop the bleeding. My...

When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come...

When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come...