How we cite our quotes: (Sentence)
Quote #1
I chose to run for the presidency at this moment in history because I believe deeply that we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together—unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories, but we hold common hopes. (10)
It's important to understand how that moment in history is shockingly similar to this moment in history. Not much has changed over the course of Obama's presidency, and some might even argue that we've taken more steps backward than we have forward.
But do you want to know what also hasn't changed? The things we wish for, the hopes we have, our goals, and our ideals. We want the same things as we did then, and that means it's never too late to try taking another step forward.
Quote #2
That legacy of defeat was passed on to future generations—those young men and increasingly young women who we see standing on street corners or languishing in our prisons, without hope or prospects for the future. (89)
Black men and women in prisons can truly believe there's nothing left for them, and history appears to support that. The message here is that without hope, we have nothing left, and if any young person feels this way, we should be doing anything and everything we can to make things better.
Quote #3
What we have already achieved gives us hope—the audacity to hope—for what we can and must achieve tomorrow. (126)
Take a look back at "Main Idea" for a little more detail on this juicy tidbit.