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1、"Wethepeople,inordertoformamoreperfectunion."Twohundredandtwentyoneyearsago,inahallthatstillstandsacrossthestreet,agroupofmengatheredand,withthesesimplewords,launchedAmerica'simprobableexperimentindemocracy.Farmersandscholars;statesmenandpatriotswhohadtraveledacrossan
2、oceantoescapetyrannyandpersecutionfinallymaderealtheirdeclarationofindependenceataPhiladelphiaconventionthatlastedthroughthespringof1787.Thedocumenttheyproducedwaseventuallysignedbutultimatelyunfinished.Itwasstainedbythisnation'soriginalsinofslavery,aquestionthatdivid
3、edthecoloniesandbroughttheconventiontoastalemateuntilthefounderschosetoallowtheslavetradetocontinueforatleasttwentymoreyears,andtoleaveanyfinalresolutiontofuturegenerations.Ofcourse,theanswertotheslaveryquestionwasalreadyembeddedwithinourConstitution-aConstitutionthat
4、hadatisverycoretheidealofequalcitizenshipunderthelaw;aConstitutionthatpromiseditspeopleliberty,andjustice,andaunionthatcouldbeandshouldbeperfectedovertime.Andyetwordsonaparchmentwouldnotbeenoughtodeliverslavesfrombondage,orprovidemenandwomenofeverycolorandcreedtheirfu
5、llrightsandobligationsascitizensoftheUnitedStates.WhatwouldbeneededwereAmericansinsuccessivegenerationswhowerewillingtodotheirpart-throughprotestsandstruggle,onthestreetsandinthecourts,throughacivilwarandcivildisobedienceandalwaysatgreatrisk-tonarrowthatgapbetweenthep
6、romiseofouridealsandtherealityoftheirtime.Thiswasoneofthetaskswesetforthatthebeginningofthiscampaign-tocontinuethelongmarchofthosewhocamebeforeus,amarchforamorejust,moreequal,morefree,morecaringandmoreprosperousAmerica.Ichosetorunforthepresidencyatthismomentinhistoryb
7、ecauseIbelievedeeplythatwecannotsolvethechallengesofourtimeunlesswesolvethemtogether-unlessweperfectourunionbyunderstandingthatwemayhavedifferentstories,butweholdcommonhopes;thatwemaynotlookthesameandwemaynothavecomefromthesameplace,butweallwanttomoveinthesamedirectio
8、n-towardsabetterfutureforofchildrenandourgrandchildren.ThisbeliefcomesfrommyunyieldingfaithinthedecencyandgenerosityoftheAme