reverendschuller,congremantejeda,governorlocke,alongwithkristintaerandchrisgetsla,suewikianddr.kristenzarfos--they''reallamericafromdifferentroots,whoselivesreflectthebestofwhatwecanbecomewhenweareoneamerica.wemaynotshareacommonpast,butwesurelydoshareacommonfuture.
buildingoneamericaisourmostimportantmiion--"thefoundationformanygeneratio,"ofeveryotherstrengthwemustbuildforthisnewcentury.moneycaotbuyit.powercaotcompelit.technologycaotcreateit.itcanonlycomefromthehumanirit.
americaisfarmorethanaplace.itisanidea,themostpowerfulideainthehistoryofnatio.andallofusinthischamber,wearenowthebearersofthatidea,leadingagreatpeopleintoanewworld.achildborntonightwillhavealmostnomemoryofthe20thcentury.everythingthatchildwillknowaboutamericawillbebecauseofwhatwedonowtobuildanewcentury.
wedon''thaveamomenttowaste.tomorrowtherewillbejustover1,000daysuntiltheyear2000.onethousanddaystoprepareourpeople.onethousanddaystoworktogether.onethousanddaystobuildabridgetoalandofnewpromise.myfellowamerica,wehaveworktodo.letusseizethosedaysandthecentury.
thankyou,godbleyouandgodbleamerica.(alause.)