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serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this America: They will be met" (3). .
The next part of the inaugural address was devoted to a proclamation of nonpartisanship that is in sharp contrast to the divisiveness that has characterized the American political in the 21st century to date. For example, the president emphatically stated that, "On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics" (Obama 4). Alluding to but not mentioning the outgoing administration by name, President Obama used this opportunity to underscore his visions for the country in the years to come, and in what has become one of the most often-quoted statements from the inaugural address, the president stated that there was no time to lose: "Starting today," he said, "we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America" (Obama 4). The path ahead, though, will not be an easy one the president pointed out, but rather will require both time and effort on the part of all American people.
The president then turned to the pressing issue of an energy-starved country that requires viable options to ensure its future survival. In this area, President Obama stated that he intends to work from the ground up, reinvesting in the nation's infrastructure, developing promising new alternative energy sources and transforming existing energy-inefficiencies into exciting .
opportunities for improvement. For example, President Obama indicated that, "We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories" (Obama 5). The president also emphasized that in the Age of Information, new approaches to the delivery of educational services were required, but here again, the people of the United States were up to the challenges ahead: "We will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age," the president enthused, and went on to add, "All this we can do.
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