爱国之心，报国之念，吾人固有之。今吾辈各竭其力，各尽其命，各执己业之外，益当守望相助，而更期普世之荣。当是时也，金融浩劫，四海凶危，鉴之查之，其理自明——寻常商贾既损，金融巨擘焉得独全乎?由是可知，邦域之内，吾辈荣辱休戚，皆相与共矣!

　　Let’s resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let’s remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity. Those are values that we all share. And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.

　　党争纷纭，锱铢必较，轻狂懵懂，皆腐坏人心惑乱政局之弊也，其来已久，余今愿与诸君协力，共灭除之。昔年曾有此郡先贤，首执共和党之帜，而掌总统府之权。自强独立，自由统一等信念，皆彼党之所倡，亦吾辈之所宗。今岁选战，吾民主党人幸有一胜，然谦恭和合之心未尝少减。

　　As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too.

　　余素信服者，乃山河破碎之际，总统林肯氏之言——“既属同胞，终不为敌。虽弩张剑拔，而血脉未尝断，情义不少减。”固然，仍有四方志士，不为鄙人所动，另有高明之选。虽悭一票之缘，然诸君谠论，余亦声声在耳，字字在心。来日方长，大雅诸君，幸垂教焉!余虽忝列总统之位，必不另眼以待也。