發乎我們理想、堅持到底的希望

歐巴馬就職演說：

To those _ to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: 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: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.

對那些想撕裂這個世界的人，我要說：我們會打垮你。對那些追求和平安全的人，我要說：我們支持你。而對那些懷疑美國這燈塔是否依然明亮的人，今晚我們再度證實，美國真正的國力不是來自船堅砲利、富甲天下，而是來自發乎我們理想、歷久不衰的力量，這些理想是民主、自由、機會和堅持到底的希望。