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Barack Obama Essay: Martin Luther King Day

January 19, 2009 /

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On the day of the first inauguration to take place in this city, a small band of citizens gathered to watch Thomas Jefferson assume office. Our young and fragile democracy had barely finished a long and contentious election that tested our founding ideals, and there were those who feared our union might not endure.

It was a perilous moment. But Jefferson announced that while we may differ in opinion, we all share the same principles. "Let us, then, fellow citizens, unite with one heart and one mind," he said, urging those assembled to begin anew the work of building a nation.

Full Text: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/18/barack-obama-essay-martin-luther-king-day/

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The complete August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King "I have a dream …" speech on YouTube, found through the hotlink below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbUtL_0vAJk

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Abraham Lincoln
Second Inaugural Address

Saturday, March 4, 1865

http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres32.html

(Many thanks to Evan Barrett for passing these along. Russ)

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