“America is not the project of any one person. Because the single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall Overcome.’ ‘Yes, We Can.’”
— PRESIDENT OBAMA
After eight years as president, Barack Obama has made his farewell address to the nation. In a powerful, and at times emotional, speech, he called on citizens to believe in their own ability to bring about change. The address finished with a reference to his famous 2008 campaign slogan as he told the crowd: ‘Yes we can. Yes we did. Yes we can’.
Yes, we can.
President Obama spoke these three words for the first time as a candidate in January 2008 in New Hampshire. After eight years, this remains a guiding principle that continues to inspire Americans across the country to come together and find their own ways to move our country forward. Whether it’s a teacher who sparks a student’s love of learning, an organizer who’s working to make the neighborhood a little safer for our children, or a returning soldier who is taking action to end veteran homelessness, we all have the power to create progress on behalf of future generations.
These last eight years have been marked by historic moments which have reminded us again and again that “yes, we can.”
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