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If anyone still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, 

 

It's the answer told by lines that stretched around   in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this

 

It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight,   Americans.

 

It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment   has come to America.

 

A little bit earlier this evening, I received   from Senator McCain.

 

I congratulate him; I congratulate Governor Palin for all that

 

The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. I promise you, we as a people will get 

 

As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours,

 

And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around their radios in the forgotten corners of the world:     

 

This is our time, to put our people back to work and     doors for our kids.

 

And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people:

 

Thank you. God bless you. And may God be God.