United there is little we cannot do

We observe today

Not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom

For I have sworn before you and Almighty God

The same solemn oath

Our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago

Let the word go forth from this time and place

To friend and foe alike

That the torch has been passed to a new generation

Born in this century, tempered by war

Disciplined by a hard and bitter peace

Proud of our ancient heritage

And unwilling to witness or permit

The slow undoing of those human rights

To which this nation has always been committed

And to which we are committed today

At home and around the world

United there is little we cannot do!

Let the word go forth from this time and place

To friend and foe alike

That the torch has been passed to a new generation

Born in this century, tempered by war

Disciplined by a hard and bitter peace

Proud of our ancient heritage

And unwilling to witness or permit

The slow undoing of those human rights

To which this nation has always been committed

And to which we are committed today

At home and around the world

United there is little we cannot do!