Barack Obama Victory Speech SC: The Past vs. The Future 2

Published 22 months ago

I did not travel around this state over the last year and see a white South Carolina or a black South Carolina. I saw South Carolina. (APPLAUSE) I saw crumbling schools that are stealing the future of black children and white children alike. I... more

I did not travel around this state over the last year and see a white South Carolina or a black South Carolina. I saw South Carolina. (APPLAUSE) I saw crumbling schools that are stealing the future of black children and white children alike. I saw shuttered mills and homes for sale that once belonged to Americans from all walks of life and men and women of every color and creed who serve together and fight together and bleed together under the same proud flag. (APPLAUSE) I saw what America is and I believe in what this country can be. That is the country I see. That is the country you see. But now it is up to us to help the entire nation embrace this vision. (APPLAUSE) Because in the end, we're not just against the ingrained and destructive habits of Washington, we're also struggling with our own doubts, our own fears, our own cynicism. The change we seek has always required great struggle and great sacrifice. And so this is a battle in our own hearts and . less

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