to　the　contrary；　that　something　better　awaits　us　if　we　have　the　courage　to　reach　for　it；　and　to　work　for　it；　and　to　fight　for　it。

Hope　is　what　I　saw　in　the　eyes　of　the　young　woman　in　Cedar　Rapids　who　works　the　night　shift　after　a　full　day　of　college　and　still　can't　afford　health　care　for　a　sister　who's　ill；　a　young　woman　who　still　believes　that　this　country　will　give　her　the　chance　to　live　out　her　dreams。

今晚，此刻，我們相信（4）

Hope　is　what　I　heard　in　the　voice　of　the　New　Hampshire　woman　who　told　me　that　she　hasn't　been　able　to　breathe　since　her　nephew　left　for　Iraq；　who　still　goes　to　bed　each　night　praying　for　his　safe　return。

Hope　is　what　led　a　band　of　colonists　to　rise　up　against　an　empire；　what　led　the　greatest　of　generations　to　free　a　continent　and　heal　a　nation；　what　led　young　women　and　young　men　to　sit　at　lunch　counters　and　brave　fire　hoses　and　march　through　Selma　and　Montgomery　for　freedom's　cause。

Hope…hope…is　what　led　me　here　today　…　with　a　father　from　Kenya；　a　mother　from　Kansas；　and　a　story　that　could　only　happen　in　the　United　States　of　America。　Hope　is　the　bedrock　of　this　nation；　the　belief　that　our　destiny　will　not　be　written　for　us；　but　by　us；　by　all　those　men　and　women　who　are　not　content　to　settle　for　the　world　as　it　is；　who　have　the　courage　to　remake　the　world　as　it　should　be。

That　is　what　we　started　here　in　Iowa；　and　that　is　the　message　we　can　now　carry　to　New　Hampshire　and　beyond；　the　same　message　we　had　when　we　were　up　an