"변화, 우리는 믿을 수 있습니다"
지난 30회에 이어 미국 대통령 선거 민주당 경선후보인 버락 오바마의 사우스 캐롤라이나 경선 승리 연설 뒷부분 중 일부를 살펴보도록 하자.
We are up against the belief that it’s ok for lobbyists to dominate our government － that they are just part of the system in Washington.
But we know that the undue influence of lobbyists is part of the problem，and this election is our chance tosaythatwe’renotgoing to let them stand in our way any more.
We are up against the conventional thinking that says your ability to lead as President comes from longevity in Washington or proximity to the White House.
But we know that real leadership is about candor，and judgment，and the ability to rally Americans from all walks of life around a common purpose － a higher purpose.
We are up against the idea that it’s acceptable to say anything and do anything to win an election.
We know that this is exactly what’s wrong with our politics : this is why people don’t believe what their leaders say anymore : this is why they tune out.
And this election is our chance to give the American people a reason to believe again.
And what we’ve seen in these last weeks is that we’re also up against forces that feed the habits that prevent us from being who we want to be as a nation.
It’s the politics that uses religion as a wedge，and patriotism as a bludgeon.
A politics that tells us that we have to think，act，and even vote within the confines of the categories that supposedly define us.
The assumption that young people are apathetic.
The assumption that the wealthy care nothing for the poor，and that the poor don’t vote.
The assumption that African－Americans can’t support the white candidate : whites can’t support the African－American candidate : blacks and Latinos can’t come together.
But we are here tonight to say that this is not the America we believe in.
