Video and Full Text: President Obama’s Election Night 2012 Acceptance Speech

Chicago, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2012 – 12:38 A.M. CST

THE PRESIDENT: Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward. (Applause.)

It moves forward because of you. It moves forward because you reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression; the spirit that has lifted this country from the depths of despair to the great heights of hope —…