Barack Obama actually said...

Failure is not an American habit; and in the strength of great hope we must all shoulder our common load.

Obama Campaign Press Release - Obama Calls for Greater Openness and Transparency on Wall Street

09/16/2007

More Barack Obama Quotes

It was about a commitment that the American people were making to each other.

Those are commitments that we have to fight for and work for and be true to each and every day.

That would be mortgaging our future as well.

I never want to lose touch.