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Presidential Inaugural Address
"What is Required: The Price and the Promise of Citizenship"
Delivered
[AUTHENTICITY
CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio]
[Chief Justice John G. Roberts
administers the Oath of Office]
I, Barack
Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear that I will execute the office of the
President of the
Thank you, thank you.
My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful
for the trust you've 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,
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
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,
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."2 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
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
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
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The
state of our 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.
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. The 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
the 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 -- Our Founding
Fathers, faced with perils that 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 the other peoples and governments who
are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my
father was born: Know that
Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and
communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with the 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
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength,
not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus --
and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from
every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil
war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more
united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass;
that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller,
our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in
ushering in a new era of peace.
To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on
mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek
to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West -- know that your
people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those --
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; but that we will
extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.
To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work
alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish
starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy
relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to the suffering
outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to
effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with
it.
As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we
remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour,
patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us,
just as the fallen heroes who lie in
For as much as government can do and must do, it is
ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this
nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break,
the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend
lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's
courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness
to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.
Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we
meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends --
honesty and hard work, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty
and patriotism -- these things are old. These things are true. They have been
the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a
return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of
responsibility -- a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have
duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not
grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is
nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving
our all to a difficult task.
This is the price and the promise of citizenship.
This is the source of our confidence -- the knowledge
that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.
This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed -- why men
and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration
across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years
ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you
to take a most sacred Oath.
So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are
and how far we have traveled. In the year of
Let it be told to the future world...that in the depth of
winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the
country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it].
Thank you, God bless you, and
God bless the
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