Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter,
President Clinton, President Bush, President
Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the
world: Thank you. We, the citizens of America,
are now joined in a great national effort to
rebuild our country and to restore its promise for
all of our people.
Together, we will determine the course of
America and the world for years to come.
We will face challenges. We will confront
hardships. But we will get the job done.
Every four years, we gather on these steps to
carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of
power, and we are grateful to President Obama
and First Lady Michelle Obama for their gracious
aid throughout this transition. They have been
magnificent.
Today's ceremony, however, has very special
meaning. Because today we are not merely
transferring power from one administration to
another, or from one party to another -- but we
are transferring power from Washington, D.C.
and giving it back to you, the American People.
For too long, a small group in our nation's
Capital has reaped the rewards of government
while the people have borne the cost.
Washington flourished -- but the people did not
share in its wealth. Politicians prospered -- but
the jobs left, and the factories closed.
The establishment protected itself, but not the
citizens of our country. Their victories have not
been your victories; their triumphs have not been
your triumphs; and while they celebrated in our
nation's capital, there was little to celebrate for
struggling families all across our land.
That all changes -- starting right here, and right
now, because this moment is your moment: it
belongs to you.
It belongs to everyone gathered here today and
everyone watching all across America. This is
your day. This is your celebration. And this, the
United States of America, is your country.
What truly matters is not which party controls
our government, but whether our government is
controlled by the people. January 20th 2017, will
be remembered as the day the people became
the rulers of this nation again. The forgotten
men and women of our country will be forgotten
no longer.
Everyone is listening to you now.
You came by the tens of millions to become part
of a historic movement the likes of which the
world has never seen before. At the center of
this movement is a crucial conviction: that a
nation exists to serve its citizens.
Americans want great schools for their children,
safe neighborhoods for their families, and good
jobs for themselves. These are the just and
reasonable demands of a righteous public.
But for too many of our citizens, a different
reality exists: Mothers and children trapped in
poverty in our inner cities; rusted-out factories
scattered like tombstones across the landscape
of our nation; an education system flush with
cash, but which leaves our young and beautiful
students deprived of knowledge; and the crime
and gangs and drugs that have stolen too many
lives and robbed our country of so much
unrealized potential.
This American carnage stops right here and
stops right now.
We are one nation -- and their pain is our pain.
Their dreams are our dreams; and their success
will be our success. We share one heart, one
home, and one glorious destiny.
The oath of office I take today is an oath of
allegiance to all Americans.
For many decades, we've enriched foreign
industry at the expense of American industry;
subsidized the armies of other countries while
allowing for the very sad depletion of our
military; we've defended other nation's borders
while refusing to defend our own; and spent
trillions of dollars overseas while America's
infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay.
We've made other countries rich while the
wealth, strength, and confidence of our country
has disappeared over the horizon.
One by one, the factories shuttered and left our
shores, with not even a thought about the
millions upon millions of American workers left
behind.
The wealth of our middle class has been ripped
from their homes and then redistributed across
the entire world.
But that is the past. And now we are looking
only to the future. We assembled here today are
issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, in
every foreign capital, and in every hall of power.
From this day forward, a new vision will govern
our land.
From this moment on, it's going to be America
First.
Every decision on trade, on taxes, on
immigration, on foreign affairs, will be made to
benefit American workers and American families.
We must protect our borders from the ravages of
other countries making our products, stealing
our companies, and destroying our jobs.
Protection will lead to great prosperity and
strength.
I will fight for you with every breath in my body
-- and I will never, ever let you down.
America will start winning again, winning like
never before.
We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back
our borders. We will bring back our wealth. And
we will bring back our dreams.
We will build new roads, and highways, and
bridges, and airports, and tunnels, and railways
all across our wonderful nation.
We will get our people off of welfare and back to
work -- rebuilding our country with American
hands and American labor.
We will follow two simple rules: Buy American
and hire American.
We will seek friendship and goodwill with the
nations of the world -- but we do so with the
understanding that it is the right of all nations to
put their own interests first.
We do not seek to impose our way of life on
anyone, but rather to let it shine as an example
for everyone to follow.
We will reinforce old alliances and form new
ones -- and unite the civilized world against
radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate
completely from the face of the Earth.
At the bedrock of our politics will be a total
allegiance to the United States of America, and
through our loyalty to our country, we will
rediscover our loyalty to each other.
When you open your heart to patriotism, there is
no room for prejudice. The Bible tells us, "How
good and pleasant it is when God's people live
together in unity."
We must speak our minds openly, debate our
disagreements honestly, but always pursue
solidarity.
When America is united, America is totally
unstoppable.
There should be no fear -- we are protected, and
we will always be protected.
We will be protected by the great men and
women of our military and law enforcement and,
most importantly, we are protected by God.
Finally, we must think big and dream even
bigger.
In America, we understand that a nation is only
living as long as it is striving.
We will no longer accept politicians who are all
talk and no action -- constantly complaining but
never doing anything about it.
The time for empty talk is over. Now arrives the
hour of action.
Do not let anyone tell you it cannot be done. No
challenge can match the heart and fight and
spirit of America.
We will not fail. Our country will thrive and
prosper again.
We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready
to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the
Earth from the miseries of disease, and to
harness the energies, industries and
technologies of tomorrow.
A new national pride will stir our souls, lift our
sights, and heal our divisions.
It is time to remember that old wisdom our
soldiers will never forget: that whether we are
black or brown or white, we all bleed the same
red blood of patriots, we all enjoy the same
glorious freedoms, and we all salute the same
great American Flag.
And whether a child is born in the urban sprawl
of Detroit or the windswept plains of Nebraska,
they look up at the same night sky, they fill their
heart with the same dreams, and they are
infused with the breath of life by the same
almighty Creator.
So to all Americans, in every city near and far,
small and large, from mountain to mountain, and
from ocean to ocean, hear these words:
You will never be ignored again.
Your voice, your hopes, and your dreams will
define our American destiny. And your courage
and goodness and love will forever guide us
along the way.
Together, We will make America strong again.
We will make wealthy again.
We will make America proud again.
We will make America safe again.
And yes, together, we will make America great
again. Thank you. God bless you. And God bless
America
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