Barack Obama

"Tonight, we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals."— Barack Obama

Barack Obama's 2008 presidential election victory speech focused on the major issues facing the United States and the world at the time. During his campaign, Obama made it clear that he saw America as a perpetual work in progress. With the line above, he sought to reassure allies and warn enemies that America would remain focused on its ideals of “democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope.”