In the end, that's 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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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...

With or without this Congress, I will keep taking actions that help the economy grow.

With or without this Congress, I will keep taking actions that help the economy grow.

But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in...

But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in...

What Washington needs is adult supervision.

What Washington needs is adult supervision.

I will not walk away from the promise of clean energy.

I will not walk away from the promise of clean energy.

We can't have special interests sitting shotgun. We gotta have middle class families up in...

We can't have special interests sitting shotgun. We gotta have middle class families up in...

John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded.

John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded.

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...

We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to...

We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to...

I think it is important for Europe to understand that even though I am president...

I think it is important for Europe to understand that even though I am president...

Millions of Americans who work hard & play by the rules every day deserve a...

Millions of Americans who work hard & play by the rules every day deserve a...

I've said very clearly, including in a State of the Union address, that I'm against...

I've said very clearly, including in a State of the Union address, that I'm against...

But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in...

But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in...

No one is pro-abortion.

No one is pro-abortion.

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

Our workers are the most productive on Earth & if the playing field is level,...

Our workers are the most productive on Earth & if the playing field is level,...

No one is pro-abortion.

No one is pro-abortion.

People of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is...

People of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is...

There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported...

There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported...

We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to...

We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to...