On the recordJanuary 19, 2009
What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility -- a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility -- a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have…”
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President Obama emphasizes the importance of responsibility and citizenship in his inaugural address.
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