Obama's Inaugural Address

US President Barrack Obama
Inaugural Address
January 20, 2009
Washington


Excerpts:

• On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

• The time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

• Greatness is never a given. It must be earned.

• The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works -- whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.

• To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history.

• For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

• This is the source of our confidence -- the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.



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