We Gather at this hollowed place because we believe in the American dream we Face a race that tests if this country we cherish Shall Perish from the earth and if our Earth Shall Perish from this country it falls to us to ensure that we do not fall for a people that cannot stand together cannot stand stand at all we are one family regardless of religion class or color for what defines a patriot is not just our love of Liberty but our love for one [Applause] [Music] another this is loud in our country is call because while we all love freedom it is love that frees us [Music] all empathy emancipates making us greater than hate or vanity that is the American promise powerful and pure divided we cannot endure but united we can endeavor to humanize our democracy and endear democracy to [Music] humanity and make no mistake cohering is the hardest task history ever wrote but tomorrow is not written by our odds of hardship but by The Audacity Of Our Hope by the vitality of our vote only now approaching this rare air are we aware that perhaps the American dream is no dream at all but instead a dare to dream together [Music] like a million Roots tethered branching up humbly making one tree this is our country from many one from battles one our freedoms sung Our Kingdom Come has just begun we redeem this sacred scene ready for our journey from it together we must birth this early Republic and Achieve an unearthly Summit let us not just believe in the American dream let us be worthy of it thank you with a new poem here at the Democratic Convention she helped to define the inauguration almost four years ago a dare to dream together here in Chicago