“This is where we are right now. It’s a racial stalemate we’ve been stuck in for years. Contrary to the claims of some of my critics, black and white, I have never been so naïve as to believe that we can get beyond our racial divisions in a single election cycle, or with a single candidacy—particularly a candidacy as imperfect as my own. But I have asserted a firm conviction—a conviction rooted in my faith in God and my faith in the American people—that, working together, we can move beyond some of our old racial wounds, and that in fact we have no choice if we are to continue on the path of a more perfect union.”
President Obama is trying to express to the nation his intake on race, which it is an issue that Americans have been dealing with for many years and that they seem to be stuck on one view. He believes that the country can change their outlook, regardless of what his critics may think. He is going to try and do this within his candidacy, as he mentions one that is beyond perfect. He believes he can do this, his faith in God and his faith in the American people will allow him to do so. He believes that working together as Americans we can move beyond this division and form a perfect union.
I choose this quote because I admire President Obama’s outlook. His faith leads him to believe in the purity of Americans. That they all have the ability to change and that he will try to bring out that ability. I enjoyed the whole speech as he speaks the truth and is passionate about what he speaks. There aren’t many politicians capable of speaking the truth, and speaking about race to them would bring controversy, the fact that the Head of State is able to open up to his country and ask for this union and an effort to set aside the divisions is something that every American should take into consideration. This affects all of us; therefore we should all cooperate in the change that President Obama is trying to bring.
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