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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