November 14, 2023 • 23 mins
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021. In his Inaugural Address, he stressed the need for the country to come together in unity. Speaking to those who voted for him and to those who did not, Biden made the strong case that together the country could move forward to contain the coronavirus pandemic and improve the economy. His address was in stark contrast to President Donald Trump's Inaugural Address four years earlier.
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(00:04):
Please raise your right hand and repeatafter me, I, Joseph Robinette BIDENR.
Do solemnly swear, I, JosephRobinette Biden, do solemnly swear that
I will faithfully execute, that Iwill faithfully execute the office of President of
the United States, office of Presidentof the United States. And will,
(00:25):
to the best of my ability.Will, to the best of my ability,
preserve, protect and defend, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution
of the United States, Constitution ofthe United States. So help you,
God, So help me God.Congratulations mister President. Ladies and gentlemen,
(01:42):
please be seated, my fellow Americans, a moment we have all been waiting
for. It is now my greatprivilege and high honor to be the first
(02:04):
person to officially introduce the forty sixthPresident of the United States. Joseph R.
Biden, Junior Chief Justice Roberts,Vice President Harris Speaker, Pelosi,
(02:46):
Leader Schumer, Lenda McConnell, VicePresident Pence, My distinguished guest, my
fellow Americans, This is America's day. This is Democracy's day, a day
of history and hope of renew andresolve. Through a crucible for the ages,
(03:09):
America has been tested anew and Americahas risen to the challenge. Today
we celebrate the triumph not of acandidate, but of a cause, the
cause of democracy, the people.The will of the people has been heard,
(03:29):
and the will of the people hasbeen heeded. We've learned again that
democracy is precious, democracy is fragile, And at this hour, my friends,
democracy has prevailed. So now,on this hallow ground we're just a
(03:51):
few days ago, violence sought toshake the capital's very foundation. We come
together as one nation under God,indivisible, to carry out the peaceful transfer
of power, as we have formore than two centuries. As we look
ahead in our uniquely American way,restless, bold, optimistic, and set
(04:18):
our sights on the nation we knowwe can be and we must be.
I thank my predecessors of both partiesfor the presidents here today. I thank
them from the bottom of my heart. And I know, and I know
(04:39):
the resilience of our constitution and thestrength the strength of our nation, as
does President Carter, who I spokewith last night, who cannot be with
us today, but whom we salutefor his lifetime and service. I've just
(05:00):
taken the sacred oath each of thosepatriots have taken the oath first sworn by
George Washington. But the American storydepends not on any one of us,
not on some of us, buton all of us, on we,
the people who seek a more perfectunion. This is a great nation.
(05:27):
We are good people, and overthe centuries, through storm and strife,
in peace and in war, we'vecome so far, but we still have
far to go. We'll press forwardwith speed and urgency, for we have
much to do in this winter ofperil, and significant possibilities. Much to
(05:49):
repair, much to store, muchto heal, much to build, and
much to gain. Few people onour nations sis Street have been more challenged,
or found a time more challenging ordifficult than the time we're in now.
(06:10):
Once in a century virus that silentlystalks the country. It has taken
as many lives in one year asAmerica lost in all of World War Two.
Millions of jobs have been lost,hundreds of thousands of businesses closed.
A cry for racial justice, somefour hundred years in the making, moves
(06:33):
us. The dream of justice forall will be deferred no longer. A
cry for survival comes from planet itself, a cry that can't be any more
desperate or any more clear. Andnow a rise of political extremism, white
(06:54):
supremacy, domestic terrorism that we mustconfront and we will defeat. To overcome
these challenges, to restore the souland secure the future of America requires so
much more than words. It requiresthe most elusive of all things in a
(07:16):
democracy. Unity. Unity. Inanother January, on New Year's Day in
eighteen sixty three, Abraham Lincoln signedthe Emancipation Proclamation. When he put pen
to paper, the President said,and I quote, if my name ever
(07:38):
goes down into history, it'll befor this act. And my whole soul
is in it. My whole soulis in it. Today, on this
January day, my whole soul isin this bringing America together, unining our
people, unining in our nation.And I ask every American to join me
(08:03):
in this cause, uniting to fightthe foes. We face anger, resentment,
and hatred, extremism, lawlessness,violence, disease, joblessness, and
hopelessness. With unity, we cando great things, important things. We
(08:28):
can right wrongs. We can putpeople to work in good jobs. We
can teach our children in safe schools. We can overcome the deadly virus.
We can reward work and rebuild themiddle class, and make health care secure
for all. We can deliver racialjustice, and we can make America once
again the leading force for good inthe world. I know speaking of unity
(08:56):
can sound to some like a foolishfantasy these days. I know the forces
that divide us are deep, andthey are real. But I also know
they are not new. Our historyhas been a constant struggle between the American
ideal that we all are created equaland the harsh, ugly reality that racism,
(09:20):
nativism, fear, demonization have longtorn us apart. The battle is
perennial, and victory is never assured. Through civil war, the Great Depression,
the World War nine to eleven,through struggle, sacrifice, and setbacks
(09:41):
are better angels have always prevailed ineach of these moments. Enough of us,
enough of us have come together tocarry all of us forward. And
we can do that now. History, faith and reason show the way,
(10:01):
the way of unity. We cansee each other not as adversaries, but
as neighbors. We can treat eachother with dignity and respect. We can
join forces, stop the shouting,and lower the temperature. Without unity,
there is no peace only bitterness andfury. No progress only exhausting outrage.
(10:26):
No nation only a state of chaos. This is our historic moment of crisis
and challenge, and unity is thepath forward. And we must meet this
moment as the United States of America. If we do that, I guarantee
(10:48):
you we will not fail. Wehave never ever, ever, ever failed
in America or we've acted together.And so today, this time, in
this place, let's start afresh,all of us. Let's begin to listen
to one another again. Hear oneanother, see one another, show respect
(11:11):
to one another. Politics doesn't haveto be a raging fire destroying everything in
this path. Every disagreement doesn't haveto be a cause for total war.
And we must reject the culture inwhich facts themselves are manipulated and even manufactured.
(11:41):
My fellow Americans, we have tobe different than this. America has
to be better than this, andI believe America is so much better than
this. Just look around here.We stand in the shadow of the Capital
Dome, as was mentioned earlier,completed amid the Civil War, when the
Union itself was literally hanging in thebalance. Yet we endured, we prevailed.
(12:05):
Here we stand looking out on theGreat Mall, where Doctor King spoke
of his dream. Here we stand. We're one hundred and eight years ago
at another inaugural, thousands of protesterstried to block brave women marching for the
right to vote. And today wemarked us swearing that the first women in
(12:30):
American history elected to national office.Vice President of Kamala Harris, don't tell
me things can't change. Here westand across the Potoma from Arlingtoln Cemetery,
where heroes who gave the last fullmeasure devotion, resting eternal peace. And
(12:50):
here we stand, just days aftera riotous mom thought they could use violence
to silence the will of the people, to stop the work of our democracy,
to drive us from this sacred ground. It did not happen. It
will never happen, not today,not tomorrow, not ever, not ever.
(13:22):
To all those who supported our campaign, I'm humbled by the faith you've
placed in us. To all thosewho did not support us, let me
say this, hear me out aswe move forward, take a measure of
me and my heart. If youstill disagree, so be it. That's
democracy, that's America. The rightto dissent peaceably with the guard rails of
(13:48):
our Republic is perhaps this nation's greateststrength. Yet hear me clearly, disagreement
must not lead to this union.And I pledged to you I will be
a president for all Americans, allAmericans, and I promise you I will
(14:09):
fight as hard for those who didnot support me as for those who did.
Many centuries ago, Saint Augustine,a saint in my church, wrote
that the people was a multitude definedby the common objects of their love,
(14:33):
defined by the common objects of theirlove. What are the common objects we,
as American's love that define us asAmericans? I think we know opportunity,
security, liberty, dignity, respect, honor, and yes, the
truth. Recent weeks and months Itaught us a painful lesson. There is
(15:01):
truth and there are lies, liestold for power and for profit. And
each of us has a duty andresponsibility as citizens, as Americans, and
especially as leaders, leaders who havepledged to honor our constitution and protect our
nation, to defend the truth anddefeat the lies. Look, I understand
(15:30):
that many of my fellow Americans viewthe future was fear and trepidation. I
understand they worry about their jobs.I understand, like my dad, they
lay at bed staring at the night, staring at the ceiling, wondering kind
of keep my health care, candI pay my mortgage, thinking about their
(15:50):
families, about what comes next.I promise you I get it. But
the answer is not to turn inward, to retreat into competing factions, distrusting
those who don't look like look likeyou, or worship the way you do,
or don't get their news from thesame sources you do. We must
(16:14):
end this uncivil war that pits redagainst blue, rural versus land, or
rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal. We can do this if we open
our souls instead of hardening our hearts, if we show a little tolerance and
(16:34):
humility, and if we're willing tostand in the other person's shoes, as
my mom would say, just fora moment, stand in their shoes.
Because here's the thing about life.There's no accounting for what fate will deal
(16:55):
you. Some days when you needa hand, there are other days when
we're called to lend a hand.That's how it has to be. That
is what we do for one another. And if we are this way,
our country will be stronger, moreprosperous, more ready for the future.
(17:17):
And we can still disagree. Myfellow Americans and the work ahead of us.
We're gonna need each other. Weneed all our strength to persevere through
this dark winter. We're entering whatmay be the toughest and deadliest period of
the virus. We must set asidepolitics and finally face this pandemic as one
(17:41):
nation, one nation. And Ipromise you this, as the Bible says,
weep. We may endure for anight, but joy cometh in the
morning. We will get through thistogether together. Look, folks, all
(18:03):
my colleagues I serve with in theHouse and the Senate up here, we
all understand the world is watching,watching all of us today. So here's
my message of those beyond our borders. America has been tested and we've come
out stronger for it. We willrepair our alliances and engage with the world
(18:29):
once again, not to meet yesterday'schallenges, but today's and to mar's challenges.
And we'll lead not merely by theexample of our power, but by
the power of our example. We'llbe a strong and trusted partner for peace,
(18:52):
progress and security. Look you all, no, we've been through so
much in this nation, and myfirst act as president like to ask you
to join me in a moment ofsilent prayer. Remember all those who we
lost in this past year to thepandemic. Those four hundred thousand fellow Americans,
(19:17):
moms, dads, husbands, wives, sons, daughters, friends,
neighbors and coworkers. Will honor themby becoming the people and the nation we
know we can and should be.So ask you, let's say a silent
prayer for those who've lost their livesand those left behind, and for our
country. Amen, folks, thisis the time of testing. We face
(19:56):
an attack under democracy and untruth,a raising IRUs, growing inequity, a
sting of systemic racism, a climateand crisis, America's role in the world.
Any one of these will be enoughto challenge us in profound ways.
But the fact is we face themall at once, presenting this nation with
(20:21):
one of the gravest responsibilities we've had. Now we're going to be tested.
Are we going to step up?All of us? There's time for boldness,
for there's so much to do,and this is certain. I promise
you we will be judged, youand I by how we resolve these cascading
(20:42):
crises of our era. We willrise to the occasion is the question,
will we master this rare and difficulthour when we meet our obligations and pass
along a new and better world toour children. I believe we must.
Sure you do as well. Ibelieve we will, and when we do,
(21:04):
we'll write the next great chapter inthe history of the United States of
America, the American story. Astory that might sound something like a song
that means a lot to me.It's called American anthem. There's one verse
that stands out, at least forme, and it goes like this.
(21:26):
The work in prayers of century havebrought us to this day. What shall
be our legacy? What will ourchildren say? Let me know in my
heart when my days are through AmericaAmerica, I gave my best to you.
Let's add let's us add our ownwork in prayers to the unfolding story
(21:52):
of our great nation. If wedo this, then when our days are
through, our children and our children'schildren will save us. They gave their
best, They did their duty.They healed the broken land. My fellow
Americans, I closed the day whereI began with the sacred oath before God
(22:17):
and all of you. I giveyou my word. I will always level
with you. I will defend theConstitution, I'll defend our democracy. I'll
defend America, and will give allall of you keep everything I do in
(22:37):
your service, thinking not of powerbut the possibilities, not a personal interest,
but the public good. And togetherwe shall write an American story of
hope, not fear, of unity, not division, of light not darkness,
a story of decency and dignity,love and healing, greatness and goodness.
(23:00):
May this be the story that guidesus, the story that inspires us,
and the story that tells ages yetto come. That we answer the
call of history. We met themoment democracy and hope, truth and justice
did not die in our watch,but thrive. That Americas secured liberty at
(23:21):
home and stood once again as abeacon to the world. That is what
we owe our forbearers one another andgeneration to follow. So with purpose and
resolve, we turn to those tasksof our time, sustained by faith,
driven by conviction, devoted to oneanother in the country we love with all
(23:45):
our hearts. May God bless America, and may God protect our troops.
Thank you, America.
Please raise your right hand and repeatafter me, I, Joseph Robinette BIDENR.
Do solemnly swear, I, JosephRobinette Biden, do solemnly swear that
I will faithfully execute, that Iwill faithfully execute the office of President of
the United States, office of Presidentof the United States. And will,
(00:25):
to the best of my ability.Will, to the best of my ability,
preserve, protect and defend, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution
of the United States, Constitution ofthe United States. So help you,
God, So help me God.Congratulations mister President. Ladies and gentlemen,
(01:42):
please be seated, my fellow Americans, a moment we have all been waiting
for. It is now my greatprivilege and high honor to be the first
(02:04):
person to officially introduce the forty sixthPresident of the United States. Joseph R.
Biden, Junior Chief Justice Roberts,Vice President Harris Speaker, Pelosi,
(02:46):
Leader Schumer, Lenda McConnell, VicePresident Pence, My distinguished guest, my
fellow Americans, This is America's day. This is Democracy's day, a day
of history and hope of renew andresolve. Through a crucible for the ages,
(03:09):
America has been tested anew and Americahas risen to the challenge. Today
we celebrate the triumph not of acandidate, but of a cause, the
cause of democracy, the people.The will of the people has been heard,
(03:29):
and the will of the people hasbeen heeded. We've learned again that
democracy is precious, democracy is fragile, And at this hour, my friends,
democracy has prevailed. So now,on this hallow ground we're just a
(03:51):
few days ago, violence sought toshake the capital's very foundation. We come
together as one nation under God,indivisible, to carry out the peaceful transfer
of power, as we have formore than two centuries. As we look
ahead in our uniquely American way,restless, bold, optimistic, and set
(04:18):
our sights on the nation we knowwe can be and we must be.
I thank my predecessors of both partiesfor the presidents here today. I thank
them from the bottom of my heart. And I know, and I know
(04:39):
the resilience of our constitution and thestrength the strength of our nation, as
does President Carter, who I spokewith last night, who cannot be with
us today, but whom we salutefor his lifetime and service. I've just
(05:00):
taken the sacred oath each of thosepatriots have taken the oath first sworn by
George Washington. But the American storydepends not on any one of us,
not on some of us, buton all of us, on we,
the people who seek a more perfectunion. This is a great nation.
(05:27):
We are good people, and overthe centuries, through storm and strife,
in peace and in war, we'vecome so far, but we still have
far to go. We'll press forwardwith speed and urgency, for we have
much to do in this winter ofperil, and significant possibilities. Much to
(05:49):
repair, much to store, muchto heal, much to build, and
much to gain. Few people onour nations sis Street have been more challenged,
or found a time more challenging ordifficult than the time we're in now.
(06:10):
Once in a century virus that silentlystalks the country. It has taken
as many lives in one year asAmerica lost in all of World War Two.
Millions of jobs have been lost,hundreds of thousands of businesses closed.
A cry for racial justice, somefour hundred years in the making, moves
(06:33):
us. The dream of justice forall will be deferred no longer. A
cry for survival comes from planet itself, a cry that can't be any more
desperate or any more clear. Andnow a rise of political extremism, white
(06:54):
supremacy, domestic terrorism that we mustconfront and we will defeat. To overcome
these challenges, to restore the souland secure the future of America requires so
much more than words. It requiresthe most elusive of all things in a
(07:16):
democracy. Unity. Unity. Inanother January, on New Year's Day in
eighteen sixty three, Abraham Lincoln signedthe Emancipation Proclamation. When he put pen
to paper, the President said,and I quote, if my name ever
(07:38):
goes down into history, it'll befor this act. And my whole soul
is in it. My whole soulis in it. Today, on this
January day, my whole soul isin this bringing America together, unining our
people, unining in our nation.And I ask every American to join me
(08:03):
in this cause, uniting to fightthe foes. We face anger, resentment,
and hatred, extremism, lawlessness,violence, disease, joblessness, and
hopelessness. With unity, we cando great things, important things. We
(08:28):
can right wrongs. We can putpeople to work in good jobs. We
can teach our children in safe schools. We can overcome the deadly virus.
We can reward work and rebuild themiddle class, and make health care secure
for all. We can deliver racialjustice, and we can make America once
again the leading force for good inthe world. I know speaking of unity
(08:56):
can sound to some like a foolishfantasy these days. I know the forces
that divide us are deep, andthey are real. But I also know
they are not new. Our historyhas been a constant struggle between the American
ideal that we all are created equaland the harsh, ugly reality that racism,
(09:20):
nativism, fear, demonization have longtorn us apart. The battle is
perennial, and victory is never assured. Through civil war, the Great Depression,
the World War nine to eleven,through struggle, sacrifice, and setbacks
(09:41):
are better angels have always prevailed ineach of these moments. Enough of us,
enough of us have come together tocarry all of us forward. And
we can do that now. History, faith and reason show the way,
(10:01):
the way of unity. We cansee each other not as adversaries, but
as neighbors. We can treat eachother with dignity and respect. We can
join forces, stop the shouting,and lower the temperature. Without unity,
there is no peace only bitterness andfury. No progress only exhausting outrage.
(10:26):
No nation only a state of chaos. This is our historic moment of crisis
and challenge, and unity is thepath forward. And we must meet this
moment as the United States of America. If we do that, I guarantee
(10:48):
you we will not fail. Wehave never ever, ever, ever failed
in America or we've acted together.And so today, this time, in
this place, let's start afresh,all of us. Let's begin to listen
to one another again. Hear oneanother, see one another, show respect
(11:11):
to one another. Politics doesn't haveto be a raging fire destroying everything in
this path. Every disagreement doesn't haveto be a cause for total war.
And we must reject the culture inwhich facts themselves are manipulated and even manufactured.
(11:41):
My fellow Americans, we have tobe different than this. America has
to be better than this, andI believe America is so much better than
this. Just look around here.We stand in the shadow of the Capital
Dome, as was mentioned earlier,completed amid the Civil War, when the
Union itself was literally hanging in thebalance. Yet we endured, we prevailed.
(12:05):
Here we stand looking out on theGreat Mall, where Doctor King spoke
of his dream. Here we stand. We're one hundred and eight years ago
at another inaugural, thousands of protesterstried to block brave women marching for the
right to vote. And today wemarked us swearing that the first women in
(12:30):
American history elected to national office.Vice President of Kamala Harris, don't tell
me things can't change. Here westand across the Potoma from Arlingtoln Cemetery,
where heroes who gave the last fullmeasure devotion, resting eternal peace. And
(12:50):
here we stand, just days aftera riotous mom thought they could use violence
to silence the will of the people, to stop the work of our democracy,
to drive us from this sacred ground. It did not happen. It
will never happen, not today,not tomorrow, not ever, not ever.
(13:22):
To all those who supported our campaign, I'm humbled by the faith you've
placed in us. To all thosewho did not support us, let me
say this, hear me out aswe move forward, take a measure of
me and my heart. If youstill disagree, so be it. That's
democracy, that's America. The rightto dissent peaceably with the guard rails of
(13:48):
our Republic is perhaps this nation's greateststrength. Yet hear me clearly, disagreement
must not lead to this union.And I pledged to you I will be
a president for all Americans, allAmericans, and I promise you I will
(14:09):
fight as hard for those who didnot support me as for those who did.
Many centuries ago, Saint Augustine,a saint in my church, wrote
that the people was a multitude definedby the common objects of their love,
(14:33):
defined by the common objects of theirlove. What are the common objects we,
as American's love that define us asAmericans? I think we know opportunity,
security, liberty, dignity, respect, honor, and yes, the
truth. Recent weeks and months Itaught us a painful lesson. There is
(15:01):
truth and there are lies, liestold for power and for profit. And
each of us has a duty andresponsibility as citizens, as Americans, and
especially as leaders, leaders who havepledged to honor our constitution and protect our
nation, to defend the truth anddefeat the lies. Look, I understand
(15:30):
that many of my fellow Americans viewthe future was fear and trepidation. I
understand they worry about their jobs.I understand, like my dad, they
lay at bed staring at the night, staring at the ceiling, wondering kind
of keep my health care, candI pay my mortgage, thinking about their
(15:50):
families, about what comes next.I promise you I get it. But
the answer is not to turn inward, to retreat into competing factions, distrusting
those who don't look like look likeyou, or worship the way you do,
or don't get their news from thesame sources you do. We must
(16:14):
end this uncivil war that pits redagainst blue, rural versus land, or
rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal. We can do this if we open
our souls instead of hardening our hearts, if we show a little tolerance and
(16:34):
humility, and if we're willing tostand in the other person's shoes, as
my mom would say, just fora moment, stand in their shoes.
Because here's the thing about life.There's no accounting for what fate will deal
(16:55):
you. Some days when you needa hand, there are other days when
we're called to lend a hand.That's how it has to be. That
is what we do for one another. And if we are this way,
our country will be stronger, moreprosperous, more ready for the future.
(17:17):
And we can still disagree. Myfellow Americans and the work ahead of us.
We're gonna need each other. Weneed all our strength to persevere through
this dark winter. We're entering whatmay be the toughest and deadliest period of
the virus. We must set asidepolitics and finally face this pandemic as one
(17:41):
nation, one nation. And Ipromise you this, as the Bible says,
weep. We may endure for anight, but joy cometh in the
morning. We will get through thistogether together. Look, folks, all
(18:03):
my colleagues I serve with in theHouse and the Senate up here, we
all understand the world is watching,watching all of us today. So here's
my message of those beyond our borders. America has been tested and we've come
out stronger for it. We willrepair our alliances and engage with the world
(18:29):
once again, not to meet yesterday'schallenges, but today's and to mar's challenges.
And we'll lead not merely by theexample of our power, but by
the power of our example. We'llbe a strong and trusted partner for peace,
(18:52):
progress and security. Look you all, no, we've been through so
much in this nation, and myfirst act as president like to ask you
to join me in a moment ofsilent prayer. Remember all those who we
lost in this past year to thepandemic. Those four hundred thousand fellow Americans,
(19:17):
moms, dads, husbands, wives, sons, daughters, friends,
neighbors and coworkers. Will honor themby becoming the people and the nation we
know we can and should be.So ask you, let's say a silent
prayer for those who've lost their livesand those left behind, and for our
country. Amen, folks, thisis the time of testing. We face
(19:56):
an attack under democracy and untruth,a raising IRUs, growing inequity, a
sting of systemic racism, a climateand crisis, America's role in the world.
Any one of these will be enoughto challenge us in profound ways.
But the fact is we face themall at once, presenting this nation with
(20:21):
one of the gravest responsibilities we've had. Now we're going to be tested.
Are we going to step up?All of us? There's time for boldness,
for there's so much to do,and this is certain. I promise
you we will be judged, youand I by how we resolve these cascading
(20:42):
crises of our era. We willrise to the occasion is the question,
will we master this rare and difficulthour when we meet our obligations and pass
along a new and better world toour children. I believe we must.
Sure you do as well. Ibelieve we will, and when we do,
(21:04):
we'll write the next great chapter inthe history of the United States of
America, the American story. Astory that might sound something like a song
that means a lot to me.It's called American anthem. There's one verse
that stands out, at least forme, and it goes like this.
(21:26):
The work in prayers of century havebrought us to this day. What shall
be our legacy? What will ourchildren say? Let me know in my
heart when my days are through AmericaAmerica, I gave my best to you.
Let's add let's us add our ownwork in prayers to the unfolding story
(21:52):
of our great nation. If wedo this, then when our days are
through, our children and our children'schildren will save us. They gave their
best, They did their duty.They healed the broken land. My fellow
Americans, I closed the day whereI began with the sacred oath before God
(22:17):
and all of you. I giveyou my word. I will always level
with you. I will defend theConstitution, I'll defend our democracy. I'll
defend America, and will give allall of you keep everything I do in
(22:37):
your service, thinking not of powerbut the possibilities, not a personal interest,
but the public good. And togetherwe shall write an American story of
hope, not fear, of unity, not division, of light not darkness,
a story of decency and dignity,love and healing, greatness and goodness.
(23:00):
May this be the story that guidesus, the story that inspires us,
and the story that tells ages yetto come. That we answer the
call of history. We met themoment democracy and hope, truth and justice
did not die in our watch,but thrive. That Americas secured liberty at
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home and stood once again as abeacon to the world. That is what
we owe our forbearers one another andgeneration to follow. So with purpose and
resolve, we turn to those tasksof our time, sustained by faith,
driven by conviction, devoted to oneanother in the country we love with all
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our hearts. May God bless America, and may God protect our troops.
Thank you, America.
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