The promised land again

There’s been no shortage of analysis of Barack Obama’s victory speech in blogs, broadcasts and newspapers today. As far as I can see, though, this aspect of the speech hasn’t received much attention.

Speaking of the very immediate challenges facing America – `two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century’ – Obama said this:

The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America – I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you – we as a people will get there.

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