But who knows? I said, looking around the table. Theres no guarantee we can pull it off. Heres one thing I know for sure, though. I know that the day I raise my right hand and take the oath to be president of the United States, the world will start looking at America differently. I know that kids all around this countryBlack kids, Hispanic kids, kids who dont fit intheyll see themselves differently, too, their horizons lifted, their possibilities expanded. And that alonethat would be worth it.

A Promised Land by Barack Obama