【正文】 s story, and so many other American stories I say all of this tonight not just as First Lady...and not just as a see, at the end of the day, my most important title is still “mominchief.” My daughters are still the heart of my heart and the center of my today, I have none of those worries from four years ago about whether Barack and I were doing what39。s always looking for the very best in everyone he I love that even in the toughest moments, when we39。t think it was possible, but today, I love my husband even more than I did four years ago...even more than I did 23 years ago, when we first love that he39。s the man who sits down with me and our girls for dinner nearly every night, patiently answering their questions about issues in the news, and strategizing about middle school 39。s lived it...and he wants everyone in this country to have that same opportunity, no matter who we are, or where we39。t care whether it was the easy thing to do politically – that39。ve gotten to see up close and personal what being president really looks I39。s how they raised us...that39。s grandmother started out as a secretary at a munity bank...and she moved quickly up the ranks...but like so many women, she hit a glass for years, men no more qualified than she was – men she had actually trained – were promoted up the ladder ahead of her, earning more and more money while Barack39。d picked me up for our dates in a car that was so rusted out, I could actually see the pavement going by through a hole in the passenger side door...he was the guy whose proudest possession was a coffee table he39。re going to run marathons...in the young man blinded by a bomb in Afghanistan who said, simply, “...I39。ve heard, I have seen the very best of the American have seen it in the incredible kindness and warmth that people have shown me and my family, especially our 39。Professor Oi, and the Stanford Center。Chairman Zhu。s service and sacrifice...and we will always have your the past few years as First Lady, I have had the extraordinary privilege of traveling all across this everywhere I39。ve seen it in our men and women in uniform and our proud military families...in wounded warriors who tell me they39。s house...and a date night for Barack and me was either dinner or a movie, because as an exhausted mom, I couldn39。s what it meant to be a so many of us, that was the measure of his success in life – being able to earn a decent living that allowed him to support his as I got to know Barack, I realized that even though he39。s success or care that others had much more than they did...in fact, they admired simply believed in that fundamental American promise that, even if you don39。s who we standing before you four years ago, I knew that I didn39。s why he signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to help women get equal pay for equal 39。s why Barack has fought so hard to increase student aid and keep interest rates down, because he wants every young person to fulfill their promise and be able to attend college without a mountain of in the end, for Barack, these issues aren39。s about the difference you make in people39。ve got to keep working to fix 39。t care whether you39。s who we are as Americans...it39。t just visit palaces and parliament and meet with heads of also e to schools like this one to meet with students like we believe that relationships between nations are not just about relationship between governments or leaders…they’re about relationships between people, particularly our young we view study abroad programs not just as an educational opportunity f or students…but also as a vital part ofAmerica’s foreign see, through the wonders of modern technology, our world is more connected than ever can cross ocean with the click of a can do business and plete with panies across the we can text, and skype with people on every studying abroad isn’t just a fun way to spend a semesterit’s quickly being the key to success in our global getting ahead in today’s workplaces isn’t just about getting good grades or test scores in school…it’s also about having real experience with the world beyond your bordersit’s also about shaping the future of your countries and of the world we all when it es to the defining challenges of our timeyou do it by improving yourself in someone’s culture…by learning each other’s stories…and by getting past the stereotypes and misconceptions that too often divide ’s how you e to understand how much we all that’s how you realize that we all have a stake in each other’s successbecause I want young people inAmericato be part of this ’s really the power of technologyby questioning and debating them vigorously…by listening to all sides of every argument...and by judging for believe me, I know this can be a messy and frustrating husband and I are on the receiving and of plenty of questioning and criticizing from our media and our fellow citizens...and it’s not always easy...but we wouldn’t trade it for anything in the time and again, we have seen that countries are stronger and more prosperous when the voices and opinions of all their citizens can be as my husband said, we respect the uniqueness of other cultures and when it es to expressing yourself freely, and worshipping as your choose, and having open access to information – we believe those are universal rights that are the birthright of every person on this believe that all people deserve the opportunity to fulfill their highest potential as I was able to do in theUnited as you learn about new cultures and form new friendships during your time here in China and in the United States, all of you are the living, breathing embodiment of those I guarantee you that in studying abroad, you’re not just changing your own life…you’re changing the lives of everyone you the great American President John onc。t pass, and it seems like all is lost – Barack never lets himself get distracted by the chatter and the like his grandmother, he just keeps getting up and 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