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and the hope the struggle and the progress, the times we were told that we can, and the people who
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Yes we can
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When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness
generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can
She was there for
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The hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and
Yes we can
A man touched down on the moon, a wall come down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science
and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched the
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her vote, because ofter 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she
knows how America can change. Yes we con
America, we have come so for. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let
us ask ourselves if our children should live to see the next century, if my daughters should be so lucky
to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made
This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time-to put our people
and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the
and open doors of opportunity for our kids to restore prosperity
fundamental truth-that
where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with
and reaffirm that
that while we breathe, we hope, and
that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people
Thank you, God bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America