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"We the people." Democracy, they exult.

"We cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate." Base politics, they decry.

"While these truths may be self-evident, they have never been self-executing." Socialism, they shout.

Sigh ...

Time for a beer.

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Transcript of the second inaugural address of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States of America: here.