1、WORD格式PAGE1 / NUMPAGES3Unit9AMorePerfectUnion1.Thedocumenttheyproducedwaseventuallysignedbutultimatelyunfinished.Afterheateddebateandcompromises,theConstitutionwasfinallyadoptedbytheConstitutionalConventionand39outof55delegatessignedthedocument.Butthe“thre-efifthsc”lauseandthetwentyyearsallowedforth

2、eslavetradeshowedtheslaveissuewasnotsolved,sotheprocessofformingamoreperfectuniondidnotendwiththeenforcementoftheConstitution.2.Butitalsocomesfrommyownstory.Mypersonalbackgroundandmysuccessstory,risingfromragstoriches,alsoteachesmetheimportanceofunity.3.Butitisastorythathassearedintomygeneticmakeupt

3、heideathatthisnationismorethanthesumofitspart-thatoutofmany,wearetrulyone.ThroughmyexperienceintheUnitedStates,IamdeeplyrootedwiththeideathatAmericaisnotatotalofaddlingeverythingtogetherbutistheproductoffusion,ofsharingthesamecreed.4.Throughoutthefirstyearofthiscampaign,againstallpredictionstothecon

4、trary,wesawhowhungrytheAmericanpeoplewereforthismessageofunity.InspiteofallpredictionsthatIwouldfailinthecampaign,wegainedmomentuminthefirstyearofthecampaign,whichshowedthattheAmericanpeoplewereeagertounityandchange.5.Despitethetemptationtoviewmycandidacythroughapurelyraciallens,wewoncommandingvicto

5、riesinstateswithsomeofthewhitestpopulationsinthecountry.Peoplewereencouragedtojudgemeintermsofraceandcolor,raisingthequestionofwhethertheUnitedStatewouldfarebetterwithablackpresident.However,wewongreatvictorieseveninsomestateswhicharemoreconservativeandmoreraciallybiased.6.Wesawracialtensionsbubblet

6、othesurfaceduringtheweekbeforetheSouthCarolinaprimary.TheweekbeforetheDemocratsweretoselectdelegatestothenationalconventioninSouthCarolina,racialtensionwhichseemedinsubstantialinthepastbecamemorefrequentandmoreintense.7.Ononeendofthespectrum,weveheardtheimplicationthatmycandidacyissomehowanexercisei

7、naffirmativeaction;thatitsbasedsolelyonthedesireofwide-eyedliberalstopurchaseracialreconciliationonthecheap.Atoneendofthewiderangeofopinion,therearepeoplewhosaythatIdecidedtorunforpresidencyonlybecauseofthedesiresofnativeliberalsinachievingracialharmonywithoutmakingagreateffortandIwantedtoprovethatblackandwhiteshouldhaveequalopportunity.8.Icannomoredisownhimthan