44th President of the United States, first African American president, Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.
It is the responsibility of our generation to complete the unfinished work of our ancestors.
Throughout American history there have been moments when seemingly impossible odds against us have compelled us to reach for what we know is possible.
This is our moment. This is our time. This is our history.
Where we are met with cynicism and doubt, we respond: Yes, we can.
I'm asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change — but in yours.
Yes, we can. This is the moment we must seize. This is our time.