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“Today we continue a never-ending journey bridge the meaning of those words the realities of our time. history tells us that while these truths may be self-evident, They self-executing; that while freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by His people here on Earth. (Applause.) The patriots of 1776 did not fight to replace the tyranny of a king with the privileges of a few the rule of a mob. They gave to us a republic, a government of, and , and for the people, entrusting each generation to keep safe our founding creed. And for more than two hundred years, we have. Through blood drawn by lash and blood drawn by sword, we learned that no union founded on the principles of liberty and equality could survive half-slave and half-free. We made ourselves anew, and vowed to move forward together. Together, we determined that a modern economy requires railroads and highways to speed travel and commerce, schools and colleges to train our workers. Together, we discovered that a free market only thrives there are rules to ensure competition and fair play. Together, we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable, and protect its people from life"s worst hazards and misfortune.”

source: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-

office/2013/01/21/inaugural-address-president-barack-obama

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