For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies.
「信頼」と「決意」その上にこそ国が依存できる。
It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the fire-fighter’s courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent’s willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.
友人が仕事を失うのを見ているのではなくて、自分の就業時間をカットする無私の心、消防士の勇気や子供を育てる親の気持ち、、、、オバマ氏は演説の中で、世界的な不況の時代にあって、私たち個人が何をすべきかを切々と訴えていました。