The Presidency
In President Obama's inaugural speech he says, "In reaffirming the greatness of our nation we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted, for those that prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things -- some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor -- who have carried us up the long rugged path towards prosperity and freedom." In this speech Obama says that America has worked hard for its greatness. America has faced many hardships and fought hard for the best. All Americans and not only the powerful, have a hand in this "greatness". The military, the "celebrated" has fought hard for the nation, but also the civilians are the ones, with their labor who fought harder for "prosperity and freedom...