We must
live up to the calling we share.
Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism,
of community over chaos. And this commitment, if we keep it, is a way to shared accomplishment.
America, at its best, is also
courageous. Our national courage has been clear in times of depression and war, when defending
common dangers defined our
common good. Now we must choose if the example of our fathers and mothers will inspire us or condemn
us.
We must show courage
in a time of blessing by confronting problems instead of passing them on to future generations.
(APPLAUSE)
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Bush's inauguration address continued