Tuesday, January 20, 2009

These things are true

Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends – hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism – these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history.

Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States of America, January 20, 2009

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