This is, by far, the most stirring thing I've read from President Obama's first day in office:

On this Inauguration Day, we are reminded that we are heirs to over two centuries of American democracy, and that this legacy is not simply a birthright -- it is a glorious burden. Now it falls to us to come together as a people to carry it forward once more.  (from A National Day of Reconciliation and Renewal, 2009)

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