A dream realized

"I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.  I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.'"
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., "I Have A Dream" speech, Washington DC, August 28, 1963

"I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
Barack Hussein Obama, taking the oath of office of his second term as President of the United States, Washington DC, January 21, 2013