Our President said it all.
Excerpts from President Barack Obama's Inaugural Speech Today
We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths – that all of us are created equal – is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall; just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who left footprints along this great Mall, to hear a preacher say that we cannot walk alone; to hear a King proclaim that our individual freedom is inextricably bound to the freedom of every soul on Earth.
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My
fellow Americans, the oath I have sworn before you today, like the one recited
by others who serve in this Capitol, was an oath to God and country, not party
or faction – and we must faithfully execute that pledge during the duration of
our service. But the words I spoke today are not so different from the
oath that is taken each time a soldier signs up for duty, or an immigrant
realizes her dream. My oath is not so different from the pledge we all
make to the flag that waves above and that fills our hearts with pride.
They
are the words of citizens, and they represent our greatest hope.
You and
I, as citizens, have the power to set this country’s course.
You and
I, as citizens, have the obligation to shape the debates of our time – not only
with the votes we cast, but with the voices we lift in defense of our most
ancient values and enduring ideals.
Let
each of us now embrace, with solemn duty and awesome joy, what is our lasting
birthright. With common effort and common purpose, with passion and
dedication, let us answer the call of history, and carry into an uncertain
future that precious light of freedom.
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