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“On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.”
Source: Inaugural address, Washington, D.C., 20 January 2009
Context Taking the oath as the 44th US president before crowds filling the National Mall, he spoke amid a deep financial crisis and ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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