Kick it

Today, I say to you that the challenges we face are real, they are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this America: They will be met.

We will extend a hand, if you are willing to unclench your fist.

The future will be in your hands if you are able to sustain the kind of energy and focus that you showed on this campaign. I promise you that America will get stronger and more united, more prosperous, more secure.

That's old school.

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.

We will not apologize for our way of life. Nor will we waver in its defense. And for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken…

To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict or blame their society's ills on the West, know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.

America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity.

This has been a magnificent last few days. But I hope that all of you remember what this campaign and, hopefully, what this presidency will be about. It's not just a matter of me or my administration making this country better. It's a…

We are fighting two wars. We face dangerous threats to our security.