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wegatherbecausewehavechosenhopeoverfear,
unityofpurposeoverconflictanddiscord.
Onthisday,
wecometoproclaimanendtothepettygrievancesandfalsepromises,
therecriminationsandworn-outdogmas,
thatforfartoolonghavestrangledourpolitics.
Weremainayoungnation,
butinthewordsofScripture,
thetimehascometosetasidechildishthings.
Thetimehascometoreaffirmourenduringspirit;
tochooseourbetterhistory;
tocarryforwardthatpreciousgift,
thatnobleidea,
passedonfromgenerationtogeneration:
theGod-givenpromisethatallareequal,
allarefree,
andalldeserveachancetopursuetheirfullmeasureofhappiness.
Inreaffirmingthegreatnessofournation,
weunderstandthatgreatnessisneveragiven.
Itmustbeearned.
Ourjourneyhasneverbeenoneofshortcutsorsettlingforless.
Ithasnotbeenthepathforthefainthearted--
forthosewhopreferleisureoverwork,
orseekonlythepleasuresofrichesandfame.
Rather,
ithasbeentherisk-takers,
thedoers,
themakersofthings--
somecelebrated,
butmoreoftenmenandwomenobscureintheirlabor--
whohavecarriedusupthelong,
ruggedpathtowardprosperityandfreedom.
Forus,
theypackeduptheirfewworldlypossessionsandtraveledacrossoceansinsearchofanewlife.
theytoiledinsweatshopsandsettledtheWest;
enduredthelashofthewhipandplowedthehardearth.
theyfoughtanddied,
inplaceslikeConcordandGettysburg;
NormandyandKheSahn.
Timeandagain,
thesemenandwomenstruggledandsacrificedandworkedtilltheirhandswererawsothatwemightliveabetterlife.
TheysawAmericaasbiggerthanthesumofourindividualambitions;
greaterthanallthedifferencesofbirthorwealthorfaction.
Thisisthejourneywecontinuetoday.
Weremainthemostprosperous,
powerfulnationonEarth.
Ourworkersarenolessproductivethanwhenthiscrisisbegan.
Ourmindsarenolessinventive,
ourgoodsandservicesnolessneededthantheywerelastweekorlastmonthorlastyear.
Ourcapacityremainsundiminished.
Butourtimeofstandingpat,
ofprotectingnarrowinterestsandputtingoffunpleasantdecisions--
thattimehassurelypassed.
Startingtoday,
wemustpickourselvesup,
dustourselvesoff,
andbeginagaintheworkofremakingAmerica.
Foreverywherewelook,
thereisworktobedone.
Thestateoftheeconomycallsforaction,
boldandswift,
andwewillact--
notonlytocreatenewjobs,
buttolayanewfoundationforgrowth.
Wewillbuildtheroadsandbridges,
theelectricgridsanddigitallinesthatfeedourcommerceandbindustogether.
Wewillrestoresciencetoitsrightfulplace,
andwieldtechnology'
swonderstoraisehealthcare'
squalityandloweritscost.
Wewillharnessthesunandthewindsandthesoiltofuelourcarsandrunourfactories.
Andwewilltransformourschoolsandcollegesanduniversitiestomeetthedemandsofanewage.
Allthiswecando.
Andallthiswewilldo.
Now,
therearesomewhoquestionthescaleofourambitions--
whosuggestthatoursystemcannottoleratetoomanybigplans.
Theirmemoriesareshort.
Fortheyhaveforgottenwhatthiscountryhasalreadydone;
whatfreemenandwomencanachievewhenimaginationisjoinedtocommonpurpose,
andnecessitytocourage.
Whatthecynicsfailtounderstandisthatthegroundhasshiftedbeneaththem--
thatthestalepoliticalargumentsthathaveconsumedusforsolongnolongerapply.
Thequestionweasktodayisnotwhetherourgovernmentistoobigortoosmall,
butwhetheritworks--
whetherithelpsfamiliesfindjobsatadecentwage,
caretheycanafford,
aretirementthatisdignified.
Wheretheanswerisyes,
weintendtomoveforward.
Wheretheanswerisno,
programswillend.
Andthoseofuswhomanagethepublic'
sdollarswillbeheldtoaccount--
tospendwisely,
reformbadhabits,
anddoourbusinessinthelightofday--
becauseonlythencanwerestorethevitaltrustbetweenapeopleandtheirgovernment.
Noristhequestionbeforeuswhetherthemarketisaforceforgoodorill.
Itspowertogeneratewealthandexpandfreedomisunmatched,
butthiscrisishasremindedusthatwithoutawatchfuleye,
themarketcanspinoutofcontrol--
andthatanationcannotprosperlongwhenitfavorsonlytheprosperous.
Thesuccessofoureconomyhasalwaysdependednotjustonthesizeofourgrossdomesticproduct,
butonthereachofourprosperity;
onourabilitytoextendopportunitytoeverywillingheart--
notoutofcharity,
butbecauseitisthesurestroutetoourcommongood