Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Obama is the president

So I ended up watching the inaugration on internet live. Lovely speech though I liked his pre inaugral speech of a day before better.

Barack Obama is looking at the bigger picture and his call to be united to instill a spirit of service was just that. Here are the best lines from his speech according to me.

  • In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned.
  • As for our common defence, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our founding fathers, faced with perils 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.

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