For too long, we've watched our middle class shrink as we've exported our jobs and wealth to foreign countries. I will not allow the mistakes of recent decades past to define the course of our future. But what will America look like as we reach our 250th year? What kind of country will we leave for our children? It will be one of the great milestones in the history of the world. In 9 years, the United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of our founding: 250 years since the day we declared our independence. All the nations of the world-friend or foe-will find that America is strong, America is proud, and America is free. Our allies will find that America is once again ready to lead. What we are witnessing today is the renewal of the American spirit. And a new surge of optimism is placing impossible dreams firmly within our grasp. ![]() A new national pride is sweeping across our Nation. A new chapter of American greatness is now beginning. I am here tonight to deliver a message of unity and strength, and it is a message deeply delivered from my heart. That torch is now in our hands, and we will use it to light up the world. ![]() Recent threats targeting Jewish community centers and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries, as well as last week's shooting in Kansas City, remind us that while we may be a nation divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all of its very ugly forms.Įach American generation passes the torch of truth, liberty, and justice in an unbroken chain, all the way down to the present. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and citizens of America: Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration of Black History Month, we are reminded of our Nation's path towards civil rights and the work that still remains to be done.
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