“ We are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else, because she is an American ”
Barack Obama, Inaugural Address (21 January 2013). copy citation
| Author | Barack Obama |
|---|---|
| Source | Inaugural Address |
| Topic | poverty chance |
| Date | 21 January 2013 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28001/28001-h/28001-h.htm |
Context
“We believe that America’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class. We know that America thrives when every person can find independence and pride in their work; when the wages of honest labor liberate families from the brink of hardship. We are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else, because she is an American; she is free, and she is equal, not just in the eyes of God but also in our own. (Applause.)
We understand that outworn programs are inadequate to the needs of our time. So we must harness new ideas and technology to remake our government, revamp our tax code, reform our schools, and empower our citizens with the skills they need to work harder, learn more, reach higher.”
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