'Our journey is not complete': Obama says country cannot afford delay

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ANNOTATED TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO: Watch President Obama's complete second inaugural address and read along with a full transcript and analysis of key statements.

By David A. Fahrenthold and Debbi Wilgoren,

The Washington Post Updated: Monday, January 21, 6:45 PM

 

With hundreds of thousands looking on from a packed Mall, President Obama took the oath of office for a historic second term on Monday morning, using his inaugural address to cast modern-day priorities — fighting climate change, welcoming immigrants and ensuring gay rights — as the extension of a long struggle to live up to the Founders’ ideals.

“Being true to our founding documents does not require us to agree on every contour of life. It does not mean we all define liberty in exactly the same way or follow the same precise path to happiness,” Obama said, speaking to a flag-waving crowd that jammed the Mall all the way to the Washington Monument.

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