y　on　earth；　is　my　story　even　possible。　Tonight；　we　gather　to　affirm　the　greatness　of　our　nation；　not　because　of　the　height　of　our　skyscrapers；　or　the　power　of　our　military；　or　the　size　of　our　economy。　Our　pride　is　based　on　a　very　simple　premise；　summed　up　in　a　declaration　made　over　two　hundred　years　ago；　〃We　hold　these　truths　to　he　self…evident；　that　all　men　are　created　equal。　That　they　are　endowed　by　their　Creator　with　certain　inalienable　rights。　That　among　these　are　life；　liberty　and　the　pursuit　of　happiness。〃書包　網　。　想看書來

基調演講（4）

That　is　the　true　genius　of　America；　a　faith　in　the　simple　dreams　of　its　people；　the　insistence　on　small　miracles。　That　we　can　tuck　in　our　children　at　night　and　know　they　are　fed　and　clothed　and　safe　from　harm。　That　we　can　say　what　we　think；　write　what　we　think；　without　hearing　a　sudden　knock　on　the　door。　That　we　can　have　an　idea　and　start　our　own　business　without　paying　a　bribe　or　hiring　somebody's　son。　That　we　can　participate　in　the　political　process　without　fear　of　retribution；　and　that　our　votes　will　he　counted　…　or　at　least；　most　of　the　time。

This　year；　in　this　election；　we　are　called　to　reaffirm　our　values　and　mitments；　to　hold　them　against　a　hard　reality　and　see　how　we　are　measuring　up；　to　the　legacy　of　our　forbearers；　and　the　promise　of　future　generations。　And　fellow　Americans　…　Democrats；　Republicans；　Independents　…　I　say　to　you　tonight：　we　have　more　work　to　do。　More　to　do　for　the　workers　I　met　in　Galesburg；　Illinois；　wh