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Barack Obama: The road ahead will be long, our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term, but…

On the recordNovember 4, 2008
The road ahead will be long, our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term, but, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you, we as a people, will get there.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama expresses hope and determination for the future despite challenges ahead.

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