e rise or fall as one nation； as one people.

Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House a party founded on the values of self？reliance， individual liberty， and national unity. Those are values we all share， and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight， we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours， We are not enemies， but friends though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn I may not have won your vote， but I hear your voices， I need your help， and I will be your President too.

And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores， from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world our stories are singular， but our destiny is shared， and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this 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 our the might of our arms or the scale