We believe in a generous, compassionate America: President

November 07, 2012 12:41

Obama reaches the end of his speech, which is nothing short of an anthem. The crowd hangs on his every word (with every other sentence peppered with loud cheers) as he talks about hope and hardship.

"Despite all the hardship we've been though... I've never been more hopeful about our future, and I ask you to sustain that hope. It is not wishful idealism, but that stubborn thing that insists something better awaits us as long as we have the courage to keep reaching.

I return to the White House more determined and more inspired than ever. Tonight you voted for action, not politics as usual.

"Progress will come in fits and starts, it's not always a straight path. We believe in a generous America, in a compassionate America, in a tolerant America."

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