我明白我的許多同胞對未來充滿恐懼和不安。我明白他們擔心自己的工作，我明白，就像夜裡躺在床上盯著天花板的那些父親們，心裡想著：「我能保住我的醫療保險嗎？我能支付我的房貸嗎？」他們想著他們的家人，揣測接下來還會發生什麼。我向你保證，這些我都明白。但這些問題的答案不是轉為內鬥，退縮到對立的派系中，不信任那些和你長相不同的人、信仰方式和你不同的人、或者跟你看著不同新聞頻道的人。
We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal. We can do this if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts, if we show a little tolerance and humility, and if we're willing to stand in the other person's shoes, as my mom would say. Just for a moment, stand in their shoes.
我們必須結束紅與藍、農村與城市、保守派與自由派之間這場不文明的戰爭。只要我們敞開自己的心靈，而非執拗頑固，我們就能做到。只要我們展現出多一點寬容與謙遜，只要我們願意設身處地為他人著想—就像我母親曾說過的—一下子就好，不妨站在別人的立場上感受一下。
Because here's the thing about life. There's no accounting for what fate will deal you. Some days you need a hand. There are other days when we're called to lend a hand. That's how it has to be, that's what we do for one another. And if we are that way our country will be stronger, more prosperous, more ready for the future. And we can still disagree.
