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My fellow citizens:

I

stand

here

today

humbled

by

the

task

before

us,

grateful

for

the

trust

you

have

bestowed,

mindful

of

the

sacrifices

borne

by

our

ancestors.

I

thank

President

Bush

for

his

service

to

our

nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during

rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst

gathering

clouds

and

raging

storms.

At

these

moments,

America

has

carried

on

not

simply

because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained

faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.

So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.

That

we

are

in

the

midst

of

crisis

is

now

well

understood.

Our

nation

is

at

war,

against

a

far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of

greed

and

irresponsibility

on

the

part

of

some,

but

also

our

collective

failure

to

make

hard

choices

and

prepare

the

nation

for

a

new

age.

Homes

have

been

lost;

jobs

shed;

businesses

shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further

evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

These

are

the

indicators

of

crisis,

subject

to

data

and

statistics.

Less

measurable

but

no

less

profound is a sapping of confidence across our land - a nagging fear that America

’

s decline is

inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.

Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They

will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America - they will be met.

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

and discord.

On

this

day,

we

come

to

proclaim

an

end

to

the

petty

grievances

and

false

promises,

the

recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.

We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, 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.

In

reaffirming

the

greatness

of

our

nation,

we

understand

that

greatness

is

never

a

given.

It

must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been

the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures

of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things

- some

celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the

long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.

For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a

new life.

For

us,

they

toiled

in

sweatshops

and

settled

the

West;

endured

the

lash

of

the

whip

and

plowed the hard earth.

For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sanh.

Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were

raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual

ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.

This

is

the

journey

we

continue

today.

We

remain

the

most

prosperous,

powerful

nation

on

Earth.

Our

workers

are

no

less

productive

than

when

this

crisis

began.

Our

minds

are

no

less

inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last

year.

Our

capacity

remains

undiminished.

But

our

time

of

standing

pat,

of

protecting

narrow

interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed. Starting today, we

must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.

For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action,

bold and swift, and we will act

- not only

to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for

growth.

We

will

build

the

roads

and

bridges,

the

electric

grids

and

digital

lines

that

feed

our

commerce

and

bind

us

together.

We

will

restore

science

to

its

rightful

place,

and

wield

technology

’

s wonders to raise health care

’

s quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun

and

the

winds

and

the

soil

to

fuel

our

cars

and

run

our

factories.

And

we

will

transform

our

schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And

all this we will do.

Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system

cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this

country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to

common purpose, and necessity to courage.

What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale

political

arguments

that

have

consumed

us

for

so

long

no

longer

apply.

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.

Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end.

And those of us who manage the public

’

s dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform

bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital

trust between a people and their government.

Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate

wealth

and

expand

freedom

is

unmatched,

but

this

crisis

has

reminded

us

that

without

a

watchful eye, the market can spin out of control - and that a nation cannot prosper long when it

favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size

of

our

Gross

Domestic

Product,

but

on

the

reach

of

our

prosperity;

on

our

ability

to

extend

opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our

common good.

As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.

Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the

rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals

still

light

the

world,

and we

will

not

give

them

up

for expedience

’

s

sake.

And

so

to

all

other

peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village

where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman,

and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.

Recall

that

earlier

generations

faced

down

fascism

not

just

with

missiles

and

tanks,

but

with

sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect

us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its

prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the

tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those

new

threats

that

demand

even

greater

effort

-

even

greater

cooperation

and

understanding

between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned

peace

in

Afghanistan.

With

old

friends

and

former

foes,

we

will

work

tirelessly

to

lessen

the

nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way

of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing

terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be

broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.

Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system

cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this

country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to

common purpose, and necessity to courage.

What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale

political

arguments

that

have

consumed

us

for

so

long

no

longer

apply.

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.

Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end.

And those of us who manage the public

’

s dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform

bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital

trust between a people and their government.

Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate

wealth

and

expand

freedom

is

unmatched,

but

this

crisis

has

reminded

us

that

without

a

watchful eye, the market can spin out of control - and that a nation cannot prosper long when it

favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size

of

our

Gross

Domestic

Product,

but

on

the

reach

of

our

prosperity;

on

our

ability

to

extend

opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our

common good.

As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.

Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the

rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals

still

light

the

world,

and we

will

not

give

them

up

for expedience

’

s

sake.

And

so

to

all

other

peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village

where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman,

and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.

We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those

new

threats

that

demand

even

greater

effort

-

even

greater

cooperation

and

understanding

between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned

peace

in

Afghanistan.

With

old

friends

and

former

foes,

we

will

work

tirelessly

to

lessen

the

nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way

of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing

terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be

broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.