also
a
parent’s
willingness
to
nurture
a
child，that
finally
decides
our
fate.
Our
challenges
may
be
new.
The
instruments
with
which
we
meet
them
may
be
new.
But
those
values
upon
which
our
success
depends-hard
work
and
honesty，courage
and
fair
play，tolerance
and
curiosity，loyalty
and
patriotism-these
things
are
old.
These
things
are
true.
They
have
been
the
quiet
force
of
progress
throughout
our
history.
What
is
demanded
then
is
a
return
to
these
truths.
What
is
required
of
us
now
is
a
new
era
of
responsibility-a
recognition，on
the
part
of
every
American，that
we
have
duties
to
ourselves，our
nation，and
the
world，duties
that
we
do
not
grudgingly
accept
but
rather
seize
gladly，firm
in
the
knowledge
that
there
is
nothing
so
satisfying
to
the
spirit，so
defining
of
our
character，than
giving
our
all
to
a
difficult
task.
This
is
the
price
and
the
promise
of
citizenship.
This
is
the
source
of
our
confidence-the
knowledge
that
God
calls
on
us
to
shape
an
uncertain
destiny.
This
is
the
meaning
of
our
liberty
and
our
creed-why
men
and
women
and
children
of
every
race
and
every
faith
can
join
in
celebration
across
this
magnificent
mall，and
why
a
man
whose
father
less
than
sixty
years
ago
might
not
have
been
served
at
a
local
restaurant
can
now
stand
before
you
to
take
a
most
sacred
oath.
So
let
us
mark
this
day
with
remembrance，of
who
we
are
and
how
far
we
have
traveled.
In
the
year
of
America’s
birth，in
the
coldest
of
months，a
small
band
of
patriots
huddled
by
dying
campfires
on
the
shores
of
an
icy
river.
The
capital
was
abandoned.
The
enemy
was
advancing.
The
snow
was
stained
with
blood.
At
a
moment
when
the
outcome
of
our
revolution
was
most
in
doubt，the
father
of
our
nation
ordered
these
words
be
read
to
the
people:
“Let
it
be
told
to
the
future
world...that
in
the
depth
of
winter，when
nothing
but
hope
and
virtue
could
survive...that
the
city
and
the
country，alarmed
at
one
common
danger，came
forth
to
meet
[it].”