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some　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。　。　想看書來

基調演講（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