Barack Obama actually said...

I am running for President of the United States because the dreams of the American people must not be endangered any more.

I think that when you think about the challenges we face, these are challenges that require us to look forward and not backwards.

Here in America, our destiny is not written for us; it's written by us.

The era of greed and irresponsibility on Wall Street and in Washington has led to a financial crisis as profound as any we have faced since ...