elihoodinamericatodayinpeacefulcompetitionwithpeopleallacrotheearth.profoundandpowerfulforcesareshakingandremakingourworld,andtheurgentquestionofourtimeiswhetherwecanmakechangeourfriendandnotourenemy.thisnewworldhasalreadyenrichedthelivesofmillioofamericawhoareabletocompeteandwininit.butwhenmostpeopleareworkingharderforle,whenotherscaotworkatall,whenthecostofhealthcaredevastatesfamiliesandthreatetobankruptourenterprises,gr
eatandsmall;whenthefearofcrimerolawabidingcitizeoftheirfreedom;andwhenmillioofpoorchildrencaotevenimaginetheliveswearecallingthemtolead,wehavenotmadechangeourfriend.
weknowwehavetofacehardtruthsandtakestrongste,butwehavenotdoneso.iteadwehavedrifted,andthatdriftinghaserodedourresources,fracturedoureconomy,andshakenourconfidence.thoughourchallengesarefearsome,soareourstrengths.americahaveeverbeenarestle,questing,hopefulpeople,andwemustbringtoourtasktodaythevisionandwillofthosewhocamebeforeus.fromourrevolutiontothecivilwar,tothegreatdepreion,tothecivilrightsmovement,ourpeoplehavealwaysmusteredthedeterminationtocotructfromthesecrisesthepillarsofourhistory.thomasjeffersonbelievedthattopreservetheveryfoundatioofournationwewouldneeddramaticchangefromtimetotime.well,myfellowamerica,thisisourtime.letusembraceit.
ourdemocracymustbenotonlytheenvyoftheworldbuttheengineofourownrenewal.thereisnothingwrongwithamericathatcaotbecuredbywhatisrightwithamerica.
andsotodaywepledgeanendtotheeraofdeadlockanddrift,andanewseasonofamericanrenewalhasbegun.
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