the Marines and was heading to Iraq the following week。 As I listened to him explain why he'd enlisted； his absolute faith in our country and its leaders； his devotion to duty and service； I thought this young man was all any of us might hope for in a child。 But then I asked myself： Are we serving Shamus as well as he was serving us？ I thought of more than 900 service men and women； sons and daughters； husbands and wives； friends and neighbors； who will not be returning to their hometowns。 I thought of families I had met who were struggling to get by without a loved one's full ine； or whose loved ones had returned with a limb missing or with nerves shattered； but who still lacked long…term health benefits because they were reservists。 When we send our young men and women into harm's way； we have a solemn obligation not to fudge the numbers or shade the truth about why they're going； to care for their families while they're gone； to tend to the soldiers upon their return； and to never ever go to war without enough troops to win the war； secure the peace； and earn the respect of the world。
Now let me be clear。 We have real enemies in the world。 These enemies must be found。 They must be pursued and they must be defeated。 John Kerry knows this。 And just as Lieutenant Kerry did not hesitate to risk his life to protect the men who served with him in Vietnam； President Kerry will not hesitate one moment to use our military might to keep America safe and secure。 John Kerry believes in America。 And he knows it's not enough for just some of us to prosper。 For alongside our famous individualism； there's another ingredient in the American saga。
A belief that we are connected as one people。 If there's a child on the south side of Chicago who can't read； that matters to me； even if it's not my child。 If there's a senior citizen somewhere who can't pay for her prescription and has to choose between medicine and the rent； that makes my life poorer； even if it's not my grandmother。 If there's an Arab American family being rounded up without benefit of an attorney or due process； that threatens my civil liberties。 It's that fundamental belief … I am my brother's keeper； I am my sister's keeper … that makes this country work。 It's what allows us to pursue our individual dreams； yet still e together as a single American family。 〃E pluribus unum。〃 Out of many； one。
Yet even as we speak； there are those who are preparing to divide us； the spin masters and negative ad peddlers who embrace the politics of anything goes。 Well； I say to them tonight； there's not a liberal America and a conservative America … there's the United States of America。 There's not a black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America； there's the United States of America。 The pundits like to slice…and…dice our country into Red States and Blue States； Red States for Republicans； Blue States for Democrats。 But I've got news for them； too。 We worship an awesome God in the Blue States； and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States。 We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red States。 There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and patriots who supported it。 We are one people； all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes； all of us defending the United States of America。 。 想看书来
基调演讲（6）
In the end； that's what this election is about。 Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope？ John Kerry calls on us to hope。 John Edwards calls on us to hope。 I'm not talking about blind optimism here … the almost willful ignorance that thinks unemployment will go away if we just don't talk about it； or the health care crisis will solve itself if we just ignore it。 No； I'm talking about something more substantial。 It's the hope of slaves sitting around a fire singing freedom songs； the hope of immigrants setting out for distant shores； the hope of a young naval lieutenant bravely patrolling the Mekong Delta； the hope of a millworker's son who dares to defy the odds； the hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him； too。 The audacity of hope！
In the end； that is God's greatest gift to us； the bedrock of this nation； the belief in things not seen； the belief that there are better days ahead。 I believe we can give our middle class relief and provide working families with a road to opportunity。 I believe we can provide jobs to the jobless； homes to the homeless； and reclaim young people in cities across America from violence and despair。 I believe that as we stand on the crossroads of history； we can make the right choices； and meet the challenges that face us。 America！
Tonight； if you feel the same energy I do； the same urgency I do； the same passion I do； the same hopefulness I do … if we do what we must do； then I have no doubt that all across the country； from Florida to Oregon； from Washington to Maine； the people will rise up in November； and John Kerry will be sworn in as president； and John Edwards will be sworn in as vice president； and this country will reclaim its promise； and out of this long political darkness a brighter day will e。 Thank you and God bless you。
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今晚，此刻，我们相信（1）
——巴拉克？奥巴马在艾奥瓦党团会议选举获胜之夜的演讲 ；
我衷心感谢艾奥瓦的公民们。
众所周知，有人说这一天永远不会到来。
有人说我们好高骛远。
有人说人民异见纷呈，悲观失望，不可能再为了一个共同的目标而众志成城。
但在这个一月的夜晚，在这个书写历史的时刻，你们做到了那些愤世嫉俗的人断言我们做不到的事。五天后新罕布什尔州的选民也将完成你们的壮举。在刚刚来到的2008年，美国人民也会完成同样的壮举。在学校和教堂，在小市镇和大城市，你们——民主党人、共和党人、无党派人士——熙熙攘攘地走到一起，自豪地宣称：我们是一个国家，我们是一个民族；变革的时刻已经到来。你们还说，华盛顿被冷酷、萎缩和愤怒所淹没，现在是超越这种政治手段、以相加替代分割的时刻，是在红州和蓝州建立变革联盟的时刻。这是因为我们将以此在11月取胜，我们也将以此面对我们国家面临的挑战。
我们选择希望，抛弃恐惧；我们选择联合，拒绝分裂；我们向美利坚高声宣布变革就在眼前。
你们宣布，政治说客自以为他们的财富和影响力比公众舆论的威力更大，但是他们并不拥有这个政府。政府是我们的，我们正在把它收回。
人民此刻需要这样一位总统：他能诚实面对机遇和挑战；即使跟人民见解不同也会倾听和了解他们的想法；他不仅要说人民愿意听到的话，更要提供人民需要知道的信息。如果新罕布什尔也给我今晚艾奥瓦给我的机会，我将会是这样一位总统。
感谢你们。
我会是这样一位总统：让每个人都能看上病和看得起病。我在伊利诺伊州就通过民主党人和共和党人的携手合作实现了这一目标。
我会是这样一位总统：终止所有把工作运往海外的公司的税收优惠政策，并给美国最值得享受减税的中产阶级减税。
我会是这样一位总统：让农场主、科学家和企业家发挥他们的创造力，使我们国家一劳永逸地摆脱石油的主宰。
最后，我会是这样一位总统：我要结束伊拉克战争并让我们的士兵回家；我要恢复我们的道德地位；我知道“9？11”不是骗取选票的借口，而是使美国和世界联合起来应对21世纪这个世界面临的共同威胁：恐怖主义和核扩散，全球变暖和贫困，种族屠杀和疾病。
今晚，因为艾奥瓦公民的选择，我们距离那样的美国蓝图又近了一步。在此，我特别想感谢选举的组织者和各个投票站的站长、志愿者和我的竞选团队的工作人员。没有你们就没有今晚的胜利。
当我站在这里表达谢意时，我想有必要感谢我的至爱，奥巴马家庭的坚实后盾，竞选旅途的殿后者，米歇尔？奥巴马。
我明白你们不是为了我才这样做的。你们这样做，你们这样做，是因为你们坚信一个美国信念，那就是，无论条件多么艰难困苦，相信这个国家的人是可以改变它的。
我明白这一点，我明白这一点，是因为虽然我此刻站在这里，我永远也不会忘记我的行程从芝加哥的街头开始。我曾经做过你们为我的竞选和艾奥瓦所有的竞选做过的一切：组织，工作，为了让人民的生活能够得到一点点改善而奋斗。
我知道这样的工作的艰辛，睡眠不足，薪酬低微，大量的自我牺牲，失望常常伴随着我们。但是偶尔，仅仅是偶尔，也会有像今晚这样的时刻，在这样一个夜晚，这样一个我们数年后想起来会自豪地说那个更好的美国就是从那个时刻开始的夜晚。在这样的美国，我们实现了我们坚信不移的变革：更多的家庭看得起病；我们的孩子，我的女儿玛利亚和萨沙和你们的孩子会生活在一个更干净和更安全的星球上；世界将以不同的眼光来看待美国，而美国将把自己看作一个更少歧见、更多团结的国家。
这一刻是勇往直前的人击败了华盛顿总是说战无不胜的人的时刻。
这一刻是我们拆除长久分裂我们的藩篱，让不同党派和不同年龄的人们为了一个共同的目的联合起来，并给那些从不过问政治的人们一个关心政治的理由的一刻。
这一刻是我们终于击退恐惧、疑虑和犬儒主义政治的一刻，是我们用国家携手向上替代政客相互践踏的政治的一刻。这是我们期待的那一刻。
数年后，遥想往事，你们也许会说，就是这一刻，在这个地方——美国人民记起希望究竟意味着什么。
几个月以来，我们因为谈论希望而遭到挖苦，甚至嘲弄。
但我们一直认为，希望不是盲目的乐观主义。希望不是忽视未来的艰巨任务或横亘在我们前行道路上的障碍。希望不是置身事外或从拼斗中退缩。希望是我们心中坚守一种东西：它告诉我们，不管遭遇多少艰难险阻，只要有勇气去争取，只要愿意付出努力和艰辛，更好的东西就会等待我们。
今晚，此刻，我们相信（2）
我在一个来自樟泉（Cedar Rapids）的年轻女士的眼中看到了希望：她白天全天在大学上课，晚上加夜班，但却仍然不能负担生病的妹妹的医疗费；但她仍相信这个国家会提供她实现梦想的机会。
我从一个来自新罕布什尔州的妇女的声音中听到了希望：她告诉我自从她的侄儿奔赴伊拉克战场她就一直感到忧虑；但是她每晚睡觉前都要为侄子的安全回归祈祷。
希望引领一群殖民者揭竿而起反对一个帝国；希望引领我们伟大的祖先解放了一个大陆，复活了一个民族；希望引领青年男女为了自由围坐在（不向黑人提供服务）的餐桌旁，引领他们勇敢地面对高压水龙，穿越（阿拉巴马州的）塞尔玛和蒙哥马利。
希望，希望引领我今天来到这里，——我的父亲来自肯尼亚，母亲来自堪萨斯，这样的故事只可能发生在美利坚合众国。希望是美利坚民族的基石，希望是我们执着的信仰：我们的命运不是被人写就，而是要由我们自己写就，由那些不愿意勉强接受这个世界并信心百倍地按照它应该变成的蓝图去改造它的男男女女们写就。
这就是我们从艾奥瓦开始的开拓，这也是我们要向新罕布什尔州和其他州传达的信息。我们顺利的时候没有忘记它，失利的时候也没有忘记它。这个信息可以帮助我们一块砖一块砖地、一条街道一条街道地、一只接一只布满老茧的手地去改变这个国家。团结起来，普通人也能铸就宏图伟业，因为我们不是红色的州或蓝色的州的组合，我们是美利坚合众州。在此刻，在这次选举中，我们乐于再次相信。谢谢，艾奥瓦。
英文原文
Remarks of Senator Barack Obama： Iowa Caucus Night Des Moines； IA ｜ January 03； 2008
Thank you； Iowa。
You know； they said this day would never e。
They said our sights were set too high。
They said this country was too divided； too disillusioned to ever e together around a mon purpose。
But on this January night … at this defining moment in history … you have done what the cynics said we couldn't do。 You have done what the state of New Hampshire can do in five days。 You have done what America can do in this New Year； 2008。 In lines that stretched around schools and churches； in small towns and big cities； you came together as Democrats； Republicans and Independents to stand up and say that we are one nation； we are one people； and our time for change has e。
You said the time has e to move beyond the bitterness and pettiness and anger that's consumed Washington； to end the political strategy that's been all about division and instead make it about addition … to build a coalition for change that stretches through Red States and Blue States。 Because that's how we'll win in November； and that's how we