National Obama’s Inaugural Declaration: ‘Our Time’ for Changing Nation Published 11 years ago on January 22, 2013 By Kyle Yeldell [ABC News] </div> <p>President Obama used a brief pause in the partisan warfare that’s scarred his time in office to return to the ideals of the Declaration of Independence, with his own declaration of urgency and a call to action that reflects shared sacrifice and responsibility.</p> <p>This was no centrist conciliator. It was the speech of a committed, unapologetic progressive, an Obama doctrine for domestic policy that included concrete commitments in areas he made little progress on over his first four years. Above all, he was speaking to a changing America – the nation that propelled him to a second term, and whose voices he will need to channel to be effective over the next four years.</p> <p>“My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it – so long as we seize it together,” the president declared.</p> <p><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/01/obamas-inaugural-declaration-our-time-for-changing-nation/">READ MORE</a></p> <div class="post-views content-post post-2889 entry-meta"> <span class="post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar"></span> <span class="post-views-label">Post Views:</span> <span class="post-views-count">157</span> </div> </div><!--mvp-content-main--> <div class="mvp-alp-soc-reg left relative"> <div class="mvp-alp-soc-wrap"> <ul class="mvp-alp-soc-list"> <a href="#" onclick="window.open('http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://blackpressusa.com/obamas-inaugural-declaration-our-time-for-changing-nation/&t=Obama’s Inaugural Declaration: ‘Our Time’ for Changing Nation', 'facebookShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;" title="Share on Facebook"> <li class="mvp-alp-soc-fb"><span class="fa fa-facebook"></span></li> </a> <a href="#" onclick="window.open('http://twitter.com/share?text=Obama’s Inaugural Declaration: ‘Our Time’ for Changing Nation &url=https://blackpressusa.com/obamas-inaugural-declaration-our-time-for-changing-nation/', 'twitterShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;" title="Tweet This Post"> <li class="mvp-alp-soc-twit"><span class="fa fa-twitter"></span></li> </a> <a href="#" onclick="window.open('http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://blackpressusa.com/obamas-inaugural-declaration-our-time-for-changing-nation/&media=https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Obama-Speaking1-590x354.jpg&description=Obama’s Inaugural Declaration: ‘Our Time’ for Changing Nation', 'pinterestShare', 'width=750,height=350'); return false;" title="Pin This Post"> <li class="mvp-alp-soc-pin"><span class="fa fa-pinterest-p"></span></li> </a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Obama’s Inaugural Declaration: ‘Our Time’ for Changing Nation&BODY=I found this article interesting and thought of sharing it with you. 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