Thisisthejourioday。Weremaiprosperous，powerfulnatioh。Ourworkersarenolessproduwhenthiscrisisbegan。Ourmindsareive，oodsandserviolessheywerelastweekorlastmonthorlastyear。Ourcapacityremainsuourtimeofstandingpat，narrowisandputtingoffudes—thattimehassurelypassed。Startingtoday，wemustpickourselvesup，dustourselvesoff，andbeginagainthewAmerica。
Foreverywherewelook，thereisworktobedoeofoureycallsfora，boldandswift，a—notoenewjobs，buttolayairoillbuildtheroadsaheelectriddigitallifeedourerdustogether。Wewillrestorescethtfulpladwieldteology’swooraisehealthcare’squalityascost。Wewillharhesunandthewindsaofuelourdrunourfadwewilltransformoursdcollegesaomeetthedemandsofahiswedo。Allthiswewilldo。
Now，therearesomewhoquestionthesbitions—whosuggestthatoursystemottoleratetoomanybigplans。Theirmemoriesareshort。Fortheyhavefottenwhatthistryhasalreadydofreemenandwomenachievewhenimaginatiooonpurpose，ae。
Whattheicsfailtouandisthatthegroundhasshiftedbehestalepoliticalargumentsthathaveedusfhequestioodayisheroveroobigortoosmall，butwhetheritworks—whetherithelpsfamiliesfindjobsatadetwage，caretheyafford，aretirementthatisdigheanswerisyes，weiomoveforward。Wheretheanswerisnramswillend。Andthoseofusublic’sdollarswillbeheldtoat—tospendwisely，reformbadhabitsanddoourbusihelightofday—belytheorethevitaltrustbetleandtheirgover。
ioherthemarketisafoodorill。Itspehandexpandfreedomisuhiscrisishasremiwithoutawatchfuleye，themarketoutoftrol—thenationwhenitfavorsonlytheprosperous。ThesuyhasalejustonthesizerossDomesticProduthereachofourprosperity;oytoextendopportunitytheart—notoutofcharity，butbecauseitisthesurestroutetood。
Asforourondefeasfalsethechoioursafetyandourideals。Fathers，facedwithperilsthatwescarcelyimagiertoassuretheruleoflawasofman，acharterexpahebloodofgehoseidealsstilllighttheworld，agivethemupforexpedieoalltheotherpeoplesaswhoarewatthegraalstothesmallvillagewheremyfatherwasborn:knowthatAmericaisafrieionandeveryman，woman，andchildwhoseeksafutureofpeaddignity，aoleadoncemore。
&earliergeionsfafasdnotjustwithmissilesandtanks，butwiththesturdyalliandurings。Theyuhatourpoweraloproteordoesiteodoasweplease。Iheykrhitsprudentuse;oursecurityemahejustnessofourcause，theforple，thetemperingqualitiesofhumilitya。
&hekeepersofthislegacy。Guidedbytheseprinore，wemeetthosedemaereffreatercooperatioaions。WewillbegintoresponsiblyleaveIraqtoitspeople，andfeahard-earnedpeaAfghanistan。Witholdfriendsandformerfoes，orktirelesslytolessenthe，androllbackthespei。
Forweknoatchweisastrength，notaweakness。WeareanationofsandMuslims，JewsandHindus—andnon-believers。edbyeverylaure，drawnfromeveryendofthisEarth;andbecausewehavetastedthebitterswillofcivilwaraion，ahatdarkchapterstrongeraed，butbelievethattheoldhatredsshallsomedaypass;thattheliribeshallsooasthewrowssmaller，ouranityshallrevealitself;andthatAmericamustplayitsroleinusheringinaneeace。
TotheMuslimworld，weseekaneard，basedonmutualiandmutualrespect。Tothoseleadersaroundtheglobewhoseektosowflietheirsociety’sillsohatyourpeoplewilljudgeyouonwhatyoubuild，notwhatyoudestroy。Tothosewhogthahesilengofdissent，knowthatyouaresideofhistory;butthatwewillextendahandifytounchyourfist。
Tothepeopleofpoornatiosideyoutomakeyourfarmsflourishaersflow;tonourishstarvedbodiesandfeedhungryminds。Andtothosenatiohateiveplenty，wesaywegeraffordihesufferingoutsideourborders;noretheworld’sresourceswithardtoeffect。Fortheworldhasged，agewithit。
Aswesidertheroadthatunfoldsbeforeus，werememberwithhumblegratitudethosebraveAmeriswho，atthisveryhour，patrolfar-offdesertsanddistantmountains。Theyhavesomethingtotellus，justasthefallenheroeswholieinArlingththeages。Wehooheyaretheguardiansofourliberty，butbecausetheyembodythespiritofservice;awilliofindmeanihihemselves。Ahismomewilldefiispreciselythisspiritthatmustinhabitusall。
Forasmuentustdo，itisultimatelythefaithaionoftheAmeripeopleuponwhiatiohekiakeinastraheleveesbreak，theselflessnessofouldrathercuttheirhoursthanseeafrieheirjobwhichseesusthroughourdarkesthours。Itisthefirefighter’sastairwayfilledwithsmoke，butalsoaparent’swillionurtureachild，thatfinallydecidesourfate。
esmayberumentsemeetthemmaybehosevaluesuponwhichoursucds—hoyandhardweandfairplay，tolerandcuriosity，loyaltyandpatriotism—thesethihesethiheyhavebeefressthroughoutourhistory。Whatisdemahehesetruths。Whatisrequiredofusnowisaneonsibility—are，oofeveryAmeri，thatwehavedutiestoourselves，ournation，andtheworld，dutiesthatwedlyacceptbutratherseizegladly，firminthekhereisnothingsosatisfyi，sodefiningofourcharagivingouralltoadifficulttask。
Thisisthepridthepromiseofship。
ThisisthesourceofourowledgethatGodustoshapeaaiiny。
Thisisthemeaningofourlibertyandourcreed—whymenandwomenandofeveryradeveryfaithiionaagmall，andwhyamaherlessthansixtyyearsagomightnothavebeealocalrestaurantowstaakeamostsacredoath。
&usmarkthisdaywithremembrance，ofwhoweareandhowfarwehavetraveled。IntheyearofAmerica’sbirth，iofmonths，asmallbandofpatriotshuddledbydyingcampfiresontheshoresofahecapitalwasabaheenemywasadvang。Thesnowwasstaihblood。Atamomeeofourrevolutionwasmostindoubt，thefatherofournatiohesewordsbereadtothepeople:
&oldtothefutureworld。。。thatihofwihingbuthopeandvirtuecouldsurvive…thatthedthetry，alarmedatoneondaomeet。”
Amerithefaohiswinterofourhardship，letusrememberthesetimelesswords。Withhopeausbraveoheits，aormsmaye。Letitbesaidbyour’sthateretestedwerefusedtoletthisjourwedidnotturnbaordidwefalter;andwitheyesfixedonthehorizonandGod’sgraus，wecarriedfreatgiftoffreedomasafelyteions。
Thankyou。Godblessyou。AheUesofAmerica。