그가 우리나라에 어떤 영향을 미칠진 미지수이나 최초의 흑인 대통령이라는 것은 대단한 일이라 생각합니다.
첫째는 번역본, 아래는 원문입니다.
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미국이 모든 것이 가능한 곳이라는 것에 의문을 품는 사람이 있다면, 우리 조상의 꿈이 여전히 살아있다는 사실과 민주주의의 힘을 의심하는 사람이 아직 있다면, 바로 오늘밤 여러분이 그 답을 보여줬습니다. 학교와 교회 앞에서 서너 시간씩 기다리며 장사진을 이루고 있었던 여러분들이 그동안 미국이 보여주지 못했던 숫자로 그 답을 주었습니다. 여러분들의 인생에서 많은 사람들이 처음으로 이번에는 확실히 달라야 한다는 사실을 믿었으며 자신들의 표가 이러한 차이를 만들 수 있다는 사실을 믿었기 때문입니다.
젊은이와 노년층, 부자와 가난한 자, 민주당원과 공화당원, 흑인, 백인, 히스패닉, 아시아인, 인디언, 동성애자와 이성애자, 장애인과 비장애인인 할 것 없이, 우리가 단순히 공화당과 민주당, 개인들의 집합체가 아닌 전 세계에 하나의 메시지를 보낸 미국인들의 대답입니다. 우리는 단결된 하나의 미국이며 앞으로도 항상 그러 할 것입니다.
비록 오랜 시간이 걸렸지만, 오늘밤 결정적인 순간인 선거일에 우리가 이룬 일로 인해 미국에 변화가 찾아 왔습니다.
조 금 전 나는 매케인 상원의원으로부터 매우 고마운 전화를 한 통 받았습니다. 그는 오랜 시간 이 선거를 위해 열심히 싸워왔고 더욱 오랜 시간 그가 사랑하는 이 나라를 위해 싸워 왔습니다. 그는 우리가 상상할 수 없는 희생을 견뎌내기도 했습니다. 이러한 용감하고 헌신적인 지도자가 미국에 있기에 우리는 더 잘살게 되었습니다.
그와 페일린 주지사의 성취에 대해 축하의 말을 건넵니다. 몇 달 후 그들과 함께 이 나라의 약속을 새로이 하기 위해 일할 수 있기를 고대합니다.
진 심 어린 열정으로 선거 운동에 임한 나의 파트너 조 바이든 부통령 당선자에게 감사를 전합니다. 그리고 지난 16년간 가장 친한 나의 친구로서, 우리 가족의 기둥으로서, 제 삶의 사랑으로서 이 나라의 차기 퍼스트레이디인 미셸 오바마의 절대적인 지원이 없었다면 제가 오늘밤 이 자리에 설 수 없었을 것입니다.
(자신의 두 자녀들을 비롯해, 이복 동생들, 선거운동원들과 기획자들에 대한 감사 인사) .............................................
그 러나 무엇보다 진실로 이 승리가 누구의 것인지를 단 한 번도 잊지 않을 것입니다. 승리는 여러분의 것입니다. 저는 이 직책에 맡기에 가능성 있는 후보자가 아니었습니다. 우리는 많은 돈이나 많은 지원으로 시작하지 않았습니다. 우리들의 선거운동은 워싱톤의 홀에서 비롯되지 않았습니다. 우리의 선거운동은 Moines의 뒷마당과 Concord의 거실과 Charleston의 앞마당에서 시작되었습니다. 우리들의 선거운동은 물건을 사기 위해 5달러, 10 달러 혹은 20 달러를 지출하기 위해 아껴둔 돈을 만지작거려야 했던 일하는 여성분들과 남성분들에 의해 만들어졌습니다.
이 것은 여러분의 승리입니다. 여러분들은 선거에서 승리하기 위해 이것을 결코 쉽게 하지 않았다는 사실을 저는 알고 있습니다. 그리고 저는 여러분들이 저를 위해 이것을 하지 않았음을 알고 있습니다. 여러분들은 우리 앞에 놓여있는 엄청난 규모의 임무를 이해하고 있었기에 이 일을 했습니다. 우리가 오늘밤 축제를 벌일지라도 이라크와 아프가니스탄의 두 전쟁, 최악의 위험에 처해있는 지구, 100년만의 최악의 금융위기 등 우리가 내일부터 당장 직면할 도전들은 우리의 삶에서 가장 큰 것임을 알고 있기 때문입니다.
우리가 오늘밤 이 자리에 서 있을지라도 우리는 용감한 미국인들이 이라크의 사막과 아프가니스탄의 산악지역에서 우리를 위해 자신들의 생명을 무릎쓰고 있다는 사실을 알고 있습니다. 아이들이 이미 잠이 들었지만 그 곳에는 깨어 있는 어머니들과 아버지들이 있습니다. 그들은 어떻게 담보물을 갚아야 하고 자신들의 의사진료비를 지불하고 자신들의 아이들의 대학비용을 위해 절약 할 수 있는지를 묻고 있습니다.
앞 으로 새로운 에너지를 이용해야만 하고 새로운 일자리를 창출해야 하고 새로운 학교를 지어야만 하며 위협에 맞서 싸워야만 하고 동맹을 새로이 해야만 합니다. 우리 앞에 높여 있는 길은 길 것입니다. 우리가 가야할 언덕은 가파를 것입니다. 우리는 1년 안이나 한 대통령의 임기 내에 그 곳에 도달하지 못할지도 모릅니다. 그러나 미국인들 여러분, 저는 그 곳에 갈 것이라는 기대감에 오늘밤보다 더 희망이 넘친 적이 없었습니다.
앞으로의 길이 멀고 험난하겠지만, 저는 우리가 목적을 이룰 것이라고 약속합니다.
잘 못된 시작도 퇴보도 있을 수 있습니다. 제가 대통령으로서 행하는 모든 하나 하나의 결정이나 모든 하나 하나의 정책에 동의하지 않을 것이 많을 것입니다. 우리는 정부가 모든 문제를 일일이 해결해 줄 수 없다는 사실을 알고 있습니다. 그러나 저는 우리 앞에 놓여 있는 도전과제들에 관한한 항상 진정성을 가지고 여러분에게 다가가겠습니다.
의견은 서로 다를지라도 저는 여러분들의 말에 귀를 기울이겠습니다. 무엇보다 미국이 221년 전서부터 해 왔듯 한 단계씩 쌓아 올리는 그런 유일무이한 방식으로 이 나라를 재건하는 데 있어 여러분들의 동참을 요청할 것입니다.
그 리고 우리가 과거로 회귀한다면 이러한 변화는 일어나지 않을 것입니다. 이러한 변화는 여러분이 없다면 일어나지 않을 것입니다. 새로운 봉사 정신과 희생정신이 없다면 이러한 변화는 일어나지 않을 것입니다. 이 때문에 우리에게는 새로운 애국정신이 발전되도록 해야 합니다. 우리들의 누군가 결정한 책임감에 몸을 던지고, 보다 더 부지런히 일하고 우리 스스로만이 아니라 다른 사람들도 돌보는 책임감이 발전되도록 해야 합니다.
우리 서민들이 고통을 받는데 월가의 번영이 왜 필요한지 이 번 금융위기가 우리에게 준 교훈을 생각하도록 합시다. 이 나라에서 우리는 우리 자신을 스스로 고양시키거나 추락시킬 수 있는 하나의 국가이며 국민입니다.
저를 지지하지 않았던 시민들에게도 말하고 싶습니다. 비록 여러분의 표를 얻지는 못했지만 저는 여러분들의 목소리에 귀 기울이며 여러분들의 도움이 필요하다고. 저는 여러분들의 대통령이기도 합니다.
해외에서 우리를 지켜보는 이들에게는 우리는 운명을 공유하고 있으며 미국의 새로운 리더십의 여명이 밝았다고 말씀드리고 싶습니다.
세계를 파괴하려는 자들에게는 그들을 패배시킬 것이라고 경고합니다. 평화와 안정을 희구하는 세력에게는 지지의 뜻을 보냅니다.
민주주의와 자유, 기회와 희망, 이것은 미국의 진정한 재능입니다. 우리가 이뤄온 이 가치들이 앞으로 우리가 성취하려는 것들에게도 희망을 제시합니다.
미국이여, 우리는 여기까지 왔고, 우리는 너무나 많은 것을 목도했지만 그러나 아직도 할 일이 많다고 말하고 싶습니다.
그래서 저는 오늘 밤 우리 자신에게 묻지 않을 수 없습니다. 우리의 아이들이 어떤 변화를 목격하게 될까. 어떤 진보를 우리가 이룩해낼까. 지금은 우리가 이 물음에 대답할 때입니다.
지금은 우리가 번영을 회복하고 평화의 뜻을 가다듬을 때이며, 아메리칸 드림을 되찾고, 우리가 하나라는 근본적 진리와 우리가 숨 쉬는 동안 우리는 희망을 가질 수밖에 없다는 사실을 다시 확인할 때 입니다.
아울러 우리는 냉소주의와 의문에 부닥칠 때마다 '우리는 할 수 있다'라는 영원한 신념으로 대답해야할 것입니다.
감사드립니다. 여러분들과 미합중국에 신의 가호가 있기를 바랍니다.
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To President Clinton, to President Bill Clinton, who made last night the case for change as only he can make it...
... to Ted Kennedy, who embodies the spirit of service...
... and to the next vice president of the United States, Joe Biden, I thank you.
I am grateful to finish this journey with one of the finest statesmen of our time, a man at ease with everyone from world leaders to the conductors on the Amtrak train he still takes home every night.
To the love of my life, our next first lady, Michelle Obama...
... and to Malia and Sasha, I love you so much, and I am so proud of you.
It is that promise that's always set this country apart, that through hard work and sacrifice each of us can pursue our individual dreams, but still come together as one American family, to ensure that the next generation can pursue their dreams, as well. That's why I stand here tonight. Because for 232 years, at each moment when that promise was in jeopardy, ordinary men and women -- students and soldiers, farmers and teachers, nurses and janitors -- found the courage to keep it alive.
We meet at one of those defining moments, a moment when our nation is at war, our economy is in turmoil, and the American promise has been threatened once more.
Tonight, more Americans are out of work and more are working harder for less. More of you have lost your homes and even more are watching your home values plummet. More of you have cars you can't afford to drive, credit cards, bills you can't afford to pay, and tuition that's beyond your reach.
These challenges are not all of government's making. But the failure to respond is a direct result of a broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush.
This country is more decent than one where a woman in Ohio, on the brink of retirement, finds herself one illness away from disaster after a lifetime of hard work.
We're a better country than one where a man in Indiana has to pack up the equipment that he's worked on for 20 years and watch as it's shipped off to China, and then chokes up as he explains how he felt like a failure when he went home to tell his family the news.
We are more compassionate than a government that lets veterans sleep on our streets and families slide into poverty...
... that sits...
... that sits on its hands while a major American city drowns before our eyes.
This moment, this moment, this election is our chance to keep, in the 21st century, the American promise alive.
Because next week, in Minnesota, the same party that brought you two terms of George Bush and Dick Cheney will ask this country for a third.
And we are here -- we are here because we love this country too much to let the next four years look just like the last eight.
On November 4th, on November 4th, we must stand up and say: Eight is enough
And next week, we'll also hear about those occasions when he's broken with his party as evidence that he can deliver the change that we need.
But the record's clear: John McCain has voted with George Bush 90 percent of the time.
Senator McCain likes to talk about judgment, but, really, what does it say about your judgment when you think George Bush has been right more than 90 percent of the time?
I don't know about you, but I am not ready to take a 10 percent chance on change.
The truth is, on issue after issue that would make a difference in your lives -- on health care, and education, and the economy -- Senator McCain has been anything but independent.
He said that our economy has made great progress under this president. He said that the fundamentals of the economy are strong.
And when one of his chief advisers, the man who wrote his economic plan, was talking about the anxieties that Americans are feeling, he said that we were just suffering from a mental recession and that we've become, and I quote, "a nation of whiners."
Tell that to the military families who shoulder their burdens silently as they watch their loved ones leave for their third, or fourth, or fifth tour of duty.
These are not whiners. They work hard, and they give back, and they keep going without complaint. These are the Americans I know.
Now, I don't believe that Senator McCain doesn't care what's going on in the lives of Americans; I just think he doesn't know.
How else could he offer a health care plan that would actually tax people's benefits, or an education plan that would do nothing to help families pay for college, or a plan that would privatize Social Security and gamble your retirement?
It's not because John McCain doesn't care; it's because John McCain doesn't get it.
For over two decades -- for over two decades, he's subscribed to that old, discredited Republican philosophy: Give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else.
Well, it's time for them to own their failure. It's time for us to change America. And that's why I'm running for president of the United States.
We measure progress by how many people can find a job that pays the mortgage, whether you can put a little extra money away at the end of each month so you can someday watch your child receive her college diploma.
We measure progress in the 23 million new jobs that were created when Bill Clinton was president...
... when the average American family saw its income go up $7,500 instead of go down $2,000, like it has under George Bush.
We measure the strength of our economy not by the number of billionaires we have or the profits of the Fortune 500, but by whether someone with a good idea can take a risk and start a new business, or whether the waitress who lives on tips can take a day off and look after a sick kid without losing her job, an economy that honors the dignity of work.
The fundamentals we use to measure economic strength are whether we are living up to that fundamental promise that has made this country great, a promise that is the only reason I am standing here tonight.
In the face of that young student, who sleeps just three hours before working the night shift, I think about my mom, who raised my sister and me on her own while she worked and earned her degree, who once turned to food stamps, but was still able to send us to the best schools in the country with the help of student loans and scholarships.
When I -- when I listen to another worker tell me that his factory has shut down, I remember all those men and women on the South Side of Chicago who I stood by and fought for two decades ago after the local steel plant closed.
And when I hear a woman talk about the difficulties of starting her own business or making her way in the world, I think about my grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle management, despite years of being passed over for promotions because she was a woman.
She's the one who taught me about hard work. She's the one who put off buying a new car or a new dress for herself so that I could have a better life. She poured everything she had into me. And although she can no longer travel, I know that she's watching tonight and that tonight is her night, as well.
Now, I don't know what kind of lives John McCain thinks that celebrities lead, but this has been mine.
These are my heroes; theirs are the stories that shaped my life. And it is on behalf of them that I intend to win this election and keep our promise alive as president of the United States.
It's a promise that says the market should reward drive and innovation and generate growth, but that businesses should live up to their responsibilities to create American jobs, to look out for American workers, and play by the rules of the road.
Ours -- ours is a promise that says government cannot solve all our problems, but what it should do is that which we cannot do for ourselves: protect us from harm and provide every child a decent education; keep our water clean and our toys safe; invest in new schools, and new roads, and science, and technology.
Our government should work for us, not against us. It should help us, not hurt us. It should ensure opportunity not just for those with the most money and influence, but for every American who's willing to work.
That's the promise of America, the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise or fall as one nation, the fundamental belief that I am my brother's keeper, I am my sister's keeper.
That's the promise we need to keep. That's the change we need right now.
You know, unlike John McCain, I will stop giving tax breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas, and I will start giving them to companies that create good jobs right here in America.
I'll eliminate capital gains taxes for the small businesses and start-ups that will create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow.
I will -- listen now -- I will cut taxes -- cut taxes -- for 95 percent of all working families, because, in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle class.
We will do this. Washington -- Washington has been talking about our oil addiction for the last 30 years. And, by the way, John McCain has been there for 26 of them.
And in that time, he has said no to higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars, no to investments in renewable energy, no to renewable fuels. And today, we import triple the amount of oil than we had on the day that Senator McCain took office.
Now is the time to end this addiction and to understand that drilling is a stop-gap measure, not a long-term solution, not even close.
As president, as president, I will tap our natural gas reserves, invest in clean coal technology, and find ways to safely harness nuclear power. I'll help our auto companies re-tool, so that the fuel-efficient cars of the future are built right here in America.
I'll make it easier for the American people to afford these new cars.
And I'll invest $150 billion over the next decade in affordable, renewable sources of energy -- wind power, and solar power (OTCBB:SOPW) , and the next generation of biofuels -- an investment that will lead to new industries and 5 million new jobs that pay well and can't be outsourced.
You know, Michelle and I are only here tonight because we were given a chance at an education. And I will not settle for an America where some kids don't have that chance.
I'll invest in early childhood education. I'll recruit an army of new teachers, and pay them higher salaries, and give them more support. And in exchange, I'll ask for higher standards and more accountability.
And we will keep our promise to every young American: If you commit to serving your community or our country, we will make sure you can afford a college education.
If you have health care -- if you have health care, my plan will lower your premiums. If you don't, you'll be able to get the same kind of coverage that members of Congress give themselves.
And -- and as someone who watched my mother argue with insurance companies while she lay in bed dying of cancer, I will make certain those companies stop discriminating against those who are sick and need care the most.
Now is the time to help families with paid sick days and better family leave, because nobody in America should have to choose between keeping their job and caring for a sick child or an ailing parent.
And now is the time to keep the promise of equal pay for an equal day's work, because I want my daughters to have the exact same opportunities as your sons.
But I will also go through the federal budget line by line, eliminating programs that no longer work and making the ones we do need work better and cost less, because we cannot meet 21st-century challenges with a 20th-century bureaucracy.
Yes, government must lead on energy independence, but each of us must do our part to make our homes and businesses more efficient.
Yes, we must provide more ladders to success for young men who fall into lives of crime and despair. But we must also admit that programs alone can't replace parents, that government can't turn off the television and make a child do her homework, that fathers must take more responsibility to provide love and guidance to their children.
If John McCain wants to have a debate about who has the temperament and judgment to serve as the next commander-in-chief, that's a debate I'm ready to have.
For -- for while -- while Senator McCain was turning his sights to Iraq just days after 9/11, I stood up and opposed this war, knowing that it would distract us from the real threats that we face.
When John McCain said we could just muddle through in Afghanistan, I argued for more resources and more troops to finish the fight against the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11, and made clear that we must take out Osama bin Laden and his lieutenants if we have them in our sights.
You know, John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the gates of Hell, but he won't even follow him to the cave where he lives.
And today, today, as my call for a timeframe to remove our troops from Iraq has been echoed by the Iraqi government and even the Bush administration, even after we learned that Iraq has $79 billion in surplus while we are wallowing in deficit, John McCain stands alone in his stubborn refusal to end a misguided war.
That's not the judgment we need; that won't keep America safe. We need a president who can face the threats of the future, not keep grasping at the ideas of the past.
You don't defeat -- you don't defeat a terrorist network that operates in 80 countries by occupying Iraq. You don't protect Israel and deter Iran just by talking tough in Washington. You can't truly stand up for Georgia when you've strained our oldest alliances.
If John McCain wants to follow George Bush with more tough talk and bad strategy, that is his choice, but that is not the change that America needs.
We are the party of Roosevelt. We are the party of Kennedy. So don't tell me that Democrats won't defend this country. Don't tell me that Democrats won't keep us safe.
The Bush-McCain foreign policy has squandered the legacy that generations of Americans, Democrats and Republicans, have built, and we are here to restore that legacy.
As commander-in-chief, I will never hesitate to defend this nation, but I will only send our troops into harm's way with a clear mission and a sacred commitment to give them the equipment they need in battle and the care and benefits they deserve when they come home.
I will end this war in Iraq responsibly and finish the fight against Al Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan. I will rebuild our military to meet future conflicts, but I will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy that can prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and curb Russian aggression.
I will build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century: terrorism and nuclear proliferation, poverty and genocide, climate change and disease.
And I will restore our moral standing so that America is once again that last, best hope for all who are called to the cause of freedom, who long for lives of peace, and who yearn for a better future.
These -- these are the policies I will pursue. And in the weeks ahead, I look forward to debating them with John McCain.
But what I will not do is suggest that the senator takes his positions for political purposes, because one of the things that we have to change in our politics is the idea that people cannot disagree without challenging each other's character and each other's patriotism.
The times are too serious, the stakes are too high for this same partisan playbook. So let us agree that patriotism has no party. I love this country, and so do you, and so does John McCain.
The men and women who serve in our battlefields may be Democrats and Republicans and independents, but they have fought together, and bled together, and some died together under the same proud flag. They have not served a red America or a blue America; they have served the United States of America.
So I've got news for you, John McCain: We all put our country first.
We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country.
The -- the reality of gun ownership may be different for hunters in rural Ohio than they are for those plagued by gang violence in Cleveland, but don't tell me we can't uphold the Second Amendment while keeping AK-47s out of the hands of criminals.
I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in a hospital and to live lives free of discrimination.
You know, passions may fly on immigration, but I don't know anyone who benefits when a mother is separated from her infant child or an employer undercuts American wages by hiring illegal workers.
But this, too, is part of America's promise, the promise of a democracy where we can find the strength and grace to bridge divides and unite in common effort.
And that's to be expected, because if you don't have any fresh ideas, then you use stale tactics to scare voters.
If you don't have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone people should run from. You make a big election about small things.
And you know what? It's worked before, because it feeds into the cynicism we all have about government. When Washington doesn't work, all its promises seem empty. If your hopes have been dashed again and again, then it's best to stop hoping and settle for what you already know.
I get it. I realize that I am not the likeliest candidate for this office. I don't fit the typical pedigree, and I haven't spent my career in the halls of Washington.
It's about you.
For 18 long months, you have stood up, one by one, and said, "Enough," to the politics of the past. You understand that, in this election, the greatest risk we can take is to try the same, old politics with the same, old players and expect a different result.
Change happens -- change happens because the American people demand it, because they rise up and insist on new ideas and new leadership, a new politics for a new time.
America, this is one of those moments.
I believe that, as hard as it will be, the change we need is coming, because I've seen it, because I've lived it.
Because I've seen it in Illinois, when we provided health care to more children and moved more families from welfare to work.
I've seen it in Washington, where we worked across party lines to open up government and hold lobbyists more accountable, to give better care for our veterans, and keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists.
And I've seen it in this campaign, in the young people who voted for the first time and the young at heart, those who got involved again after a very long time; in the Republicans who never thought they'd pick up a Democratic ballot, but did.
I've seen it -- I've seen it in the workers who would rather cut their hours back a day, even though they can't afford it, than see their friends lose their jobs; in the soldiers who re-enlist after losing a limb; in the good neighbors who take a stranger in when a hurricane strikes and the floodwaters rise.
Instead, it is that American spirit, that American promise, that pushes us forward even when the path is uncertain; that binds us together in spite of our differences; that makes us fix our eye not on what is seen, but what is unseen, that better place around the bend.
That promise is our greatest inheritance. It's a promise I make to my daughters when I tuck them in at night and a promise that you make to yours, a promise that has led immigrants to cross oceans and pioneers to travel west, a promise that led workers to picket lines and women to reach for the ballot.
The men and women who gathered there could've heard many things. They could've heard words of anger and discord. They could've been told to succumb to the fear and frustrations of so many dreams deferred.
But what the people heard instead -- people of every creed and color, from every walk of life -- is that, in America, our destiny is inextricably linked, that together our dreams can be one.
"We cannot walk alone," the preacher cried. "And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back."
America, we cannot turn back... not with so much work to be done; not with so many children to educate, and so many veterans to care for; not with an economy to fix, and cities to rebuild, and farms to save; not with so many families to protect and so many lives to mend.
America, we cannot turn back. We cannot walk alone.
At this moment, in this election, we must pledge once more to march into the future. Let us keep that promise, that American promise, and in the words of scripture hold firmly, without wavering, to the hope that we confess.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America.
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