It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation
Yes we can

It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom
Yes we can

It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness
Yes we can

It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land

Yes we can to justice and equality
Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity
Yes we can heal this nation
Yes we can repair this world
Yes we can

We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change
(We want change!)
We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics. They will only grow louder and more dissonant... We've been asked to pause for a reality check
We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope

But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope
Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA
We will remember that there is something happening in America
That we are not as divided as our politics suggests
That we are one people. We are one nation. And together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast
From sea to shining sea

Yes we can

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