We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated.

We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated. John Kerry knows this.

This is the moment when we must come together to save this planet. Let us resolve that we will not leave our children a world where the oceans rise and famine spreads and terrible storms devastate our lands.

In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination - and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past - are real and must be addressed.

To all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.

If the critics are right that I've made all my decisions based on polls, then I must not be very good at reading them.