Well, I refuse to believe we are a country full of cowards. This country was founded by people who dared to stand up to the establishment and fight for what they thought was right. It was shaped and improved by those who refused to back down when they saw an injustice: fighting slavery, fighting for the right to vote, fighting for equality. When we’re told “it can’t be done,” we rise to the challenge and prove the cynics wrong. Anyone who takes the time to study U.S. history knows we are a nation capable of doing things that others said were impossible to do.
I believe history vindicates the dreamers who have courage. As Barack Obama said to a crowd of over 8000 people in the Verizon Arena in Manchester, NH:
"We're here because somebody stood up when it was risky, stood up when it was hard, when it wasn't popular, so women could have the right to vote, unions could have the right to organize, African-Americans could have a seat at the table," he said. "They stood up in the face of fire hoses. They stood up in the face of prison. They stood up in the face of threats. . . . That's what we need to do, to stand up for America, for equality, for justice for children. That's why I'm running for president."
Barack Obama has the courage to fight special interests. He stood up for what he knew was right when he spoke out against the war in Iraq. He knows how our government is meant to work: for the people and by the people. If Barack Obama has the courage to lead with honesty and integrity, then the least I can do is to have the courage to vote for him.
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