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By Barack Obama
For history tells us that while these truths may be self-evident, they've never been self-executing; that while freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by His people here on Earth.
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- Inaugural Address, January 21, 2013
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- The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara
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From Obama's second inaugural address, January 21, 2013, at the U.S. Capitol. He is speaking of the founding words that all men are created equal and the work still needed to make them real.