Obama found the right words with which to pay tribute to the multitude of anonymous citizens going door to door to convince their fellow Americans to vote for their preferred candidates. He was describing democracy at its best, its most noble, as it should be, but not always is: freely mobilized men and women able and willing to change the course of their destiny.
奥巴马用这样的字眼歌颂大批挨家挨户敲门、说服其美国同胞将选票投给自己中意的候选人的不知名的美国公民可谓恰当。他用最好、做高尚的方式描述了民主，民主应该如此，但并不总是如此：自动发动起来的人们能够也愿意改变自己的命运。