Obama's Inaugural Speech

"We remain a young nation, but in the words of scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted — for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things — some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom."

I chose this section of the inaugural speech because I found it to be very inspiring and are very much so words of wisdom. I think that as a nation we are in a time that is not so great but it is important to keep trying to strive for a better country and to me, this part of the text said exactly that. It sounds as though it gives hope to the country that we will perspire and become a once again better nation that is not financially struggling and where people do not have to worry about losing their jobs.
My favorite part of this section is "In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given." I can relate to this part of the text because I feel that although we are the US and it is the land of opportunity sometimes we do not succeed in what we want to. Sometimes it is not promised that we will achieve what we want, but the most important thing to keep trying and learn from your mistakes. I interpret the text as although greatness is not a given it is important we try and hope for the best and even when we don't succeed, we try again.

Obama's Inaugural Speech Text