e standing here tonight； I'll never forget that my journey began on the streets of Chicago doing what so many of you have done for this campaign and all the campaigns here in Iowa … organizing； and working； and fighting to make people's lives just a little bit better。
I know how hard it is。 It es with little sleep； little pay； and a lot of sacrifice。 There are days of disappointment； but sometimes； just sometimes； there are nights like this … a night…a night that； years from now； when we've made the changes we believe in； when more families can afford to see a doctor； when our children…when Malia and Sasha and your children…inherit a planet that's a little cleaner and safer； when the world sees America differently； and America sees itself as a nation less divided and more united； you'll be able to look back with pride and say that this was the moment when it all began。
This was the moment when the improbable beat what Washington always said was inevitable。
This was the moment when we tore down barriers that have divided us for too long … when we rallied people of all parties and ages to a mon cause； when we finally gave Americans who'd never participated in politics a reason to stand up and to do so。
This was the moment when we finally beat back the politics of fear； and doubt； and cynicism； the politics where we tear each other down instead of lifting this country up。 This was the moment。
Years from now； you'll look back and you'll say that