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momentousoccasion.And,yet,inthehistoryofournationitisacommonplaceoccurrence.TheorderlytransferofauthorityascalledforintheConstitutionroutinelytakesplaceasithasforalmosttwocenturiesandfew

ofusstoptothinkhowuniquewereallyare.Intheeyesofmanyintheworld,

thiseveryfouryearceremonyweacceptasnormalisnothinglessthanamiracle.

Mr.President,Iwantourfellowcitizenstoknowhowmuch

youdidtocarryonthistradition.

Byyourgraciouscooperationinthetransitionprocessyouhaveshownawatchingworldthat

weareaunitedpeoplepledgedtomaintainingapoliticalsystemwhichguaranteesindividual

libertytoagreaterdegreethananyother.AndIthankyouandyourpeopleforall

yourhelpinmaintainingthecontinuitywhichisthebulwarkofourrepublic.

Thebusinessofournationgoesforward.

TheseUnitedStatesareconfrontedwithaneconomicafflictionofgreatproportions.Wesuffer

fromthelongestandoneoftheworstsustainedinflationsinournationalhistory.Itdistorts

oureconomicdecisions,penalizesthrift,andcrushesthestrugglingyoungandthefixedincome

elderlyalike.Itthreatenstoshatterthelivesofmillionsofourpeople.Idleindustries

havecastworkersintounemployment,humanmiseryandpersonalindignity.

Thosewhodoworkaredeniedafairreturnfortheirlaborbyataxsystemwhichpenalizes

successfulachievementandkeepsusfrommaintainingfullproductivity.Butgreatasourtaxburden

is,ithasnotkeptpacewithpublicspending.Fordecadeswehavepileddeficitupon

deficit,mortgagingourfutureandourchildren’sfutureforthetemporaryconvenienceofthe

present.Tocontinuethislongtrendistoguaranteetremendoussocial,cultural,political,andeconomicupheavals.

YouandI,asindividuals,can,byborrowing,livebeyondourmeans,but

foronlyalimitedperiodoftime.Whythenshouldwethinkthatcollectively,asanation,wearenotboundby

thatsamelimitation?

Wemustacttodayinordertopreservetomorrow.Andlettherebenomisunderstandingwe’re

goingtobegintoactbeginningtoday.Theeconomicillswesufferhavecomeuponus

overseveraldecades.Theywillnotgoawayindays,weeks,ormonths,buttheywillgoaway.

TheywillgoawaybecauseweasAmericanshavethecapacitynow,aswehavehadinthe

past,todowhateverneedstobedonetopreservethislastandgreatestbastionoffreedom.

Inthispresentcrisis,governmentisnotthesolutiontoourproblem.governmentisthe

problem.Fromtimetotimewe’vebeentemptedtobelievethatsocietyhasbecometoo

complextobemanagedbyselfrule,thatgovernmentbyanelitegroupissuperiorto

governmentfor,by,andofthepeople.Butifnooneamongusiscapableofgoverninghimself,thenwhoamongushasthecapacitytogovernsomeoneelse?

Allofustogetherinandoutofgovernmentmustbeartheburden.Thesolutionsweseek

mustbeequitablewithnoonegroupsingledouttopayahigherprice.Wehearmuchof

specialinterestgroups.

Wellourconcernmustbeforaspecialinterestgroupthathasbeen

toolongneglected.Itknowsnosectionalboundaries,orethnicandracialdivisions,andit

crossespoliticalpartylines.Itismadeupofmenandwomenwhoraiseourfood,patrolour

streets,manourminesandfactories,teachourchildren,keepourhomes,andhealuswhen

we’resickprofessionals,industrialists,shopkeepers,clerks,cabbies,andtruckdrivers.They

are,inshort,“WethePeople.”ThisbreedcalledAmericans.

Well,thisAdministration’sobjectivewillbeahealthy,vigorous,growingeconomythat

providesequalopportunitiesforallAmericanswithnobarriersbornofbigotryor

discrimination.PuttingAmericabacktoworkmeansputtingall

Americansbacktowork.

EndinginflationmeansfreeingallAmericansfromtheterrorofrunawaylivingcosts.

Allmustshareintheproductiveworkofthis“newbeginning,”andall

mustshareinthebountyofarevivedeconomy.

Withtheidealismandfairplaywhicharethecoreofoursystemandourstrength,wecan

haveastrongandprosperousAmericaatpeacewithitselfandtheworld.

Soaswebegin,letustakeinventory.

Weareanationthathasagovernmentnottheotherwayaround.

Andthismakesusspecialamongthenationsoftheearth.OurGovernmenthasnopowerexceptthatgrantedit

bythepeople.Itistimetocheckandreversethegrowthofgovernmentwhichshowssignsof

havinggrownbeyondtheconsentofthegoverned.

Itismyintentiontocu