be&nbsp；earned。&nbsp；our&nbsp；journey&nbsp；has&nbsp；never&nbsp；been&nbsp；one&nbsp；of&nbsp；shortcuts&nbsp；or&nbsp；settling&nbsp；for&nbsp；less。&nbsp；it&nbsp；has&nbsp；not&nbsp；been

the&nbsp；path&nbsp；for&nbsp；the&nbsp；faint…hearted&nbsp；—&nbsp；for&nbsp；those&nbsp；who&nbsp；prefer&nbsp；leisure&nbsp；over&nbsp；work，&nbsp；or&nbsp；seek&nbsp；only&nbsp；the&nbsp；pleasures&nbsp；of&nbsp；riches&nbsp；and&nbsp；fame。&nbsp；rather，&nbsp；it&nbsp；has&nbsp；been&nbsp；the&nbsp；risk…takers，&nbsp；the&nbsp；doers，&nbsp；the

makers&nbsp；of&nbsp；things&nbsp；—&nbsp；some&nbsp；celebrated&nbsp；but&nbsp；more&nbsp；often&nbsp；men&nbsp；and&nbsp；women&nbsp；obscure&nbsp；in&nbsp；their&nbsp；labor，&nbsp；who&nbsp；have&nbsp；carried&nbsp；us&nbsp；up&nbsp；the&nbsp；long，&nbsp；rugged&nbsp；path&nbsp；towards&nbsp；prosperity&nbsp；and&nbsp；freedom。 在重申

我們國家偉大精神的同時，我們懂得，偉大從非天生，而是必須贏得。我們的歷程從來不是走捷徑或退而求其次的歷程。它不是弱者的道路——它不屬於好逸惡勞或只圖名利享受的人；這條路屬於冒

險者，實幹家，創造者——有些人享有盛名，但大多數是默默無聞耕耘勞作的男女志士，是他們帶我們走向通往繁榮和自由的漫長崎嶇之路。 for&nbsp；us，&nbsp；they&nbsp；packed&nbsp；up&nbsp；their&nbsp；few&nbsp；worldly

possessions&nbsp；and&nbsp；traveled&nbsp；across&nbsp；oceans&nbsp；in&nbsp；search&nbsp；of&nbsp；a&nbsp；new&nbsp；life。 為了我們，他們打點起貧寒的行裝上路，遠涉重洋，追求新生活。 for&nbsp；us，&nbsp；they&nbsp；toiled&nbsp；in&nbsp；sweatshops&nbsp；and&nbsp；settled

the&nbsp；west；&nbsp；endured&nbsp；the&nbsp；lash&nbsp；of&nbsp；the&nbsp；whip&nbsp；and&nbsp；plowed&nbsp；the&nbsp；hard&nbsp；earth。 為了我們，他們在血汗工廠勞作，在西部原野拓荒，忍著鞭笞之痛在堅硬的土地上耕耘。 for&nbsp；us，&nbsp；they&nb