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“Let us, each of us, now embrace with solemn duty and awesome joy what is our lasting birthright. With common effort and common purpose, with passion and dedication, let us answer the call of history and carry into an uncertain future that precious light of freedom.
— Barack Obama
44th President of the United States
2013 / Second Inaugural Address (January 2013)
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