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The second inauguration speech of President Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, was excellent. It should be remembered as the ‘America’s Golden Age’ speech, but it will probably only be referred to as Trump’s second inauguration speech.
It was Abraham Lincoln who borrowed a proverb when he described America’s commitment to individual liberty as “apples of gold” protected by the “silver framework” of the Constitution.
Lincoln declared in 1861 that “there is in the Union the vital promise of ‘liberty for all,’” noting that this was “the defining principle of the agreement.” road give—for everyone hope For everyone—and consequently for businesses; industry To everyone.”
“that expression Lincoln argued: “The happiest and luckiest man in our Declaration of Independence was our greatest President.”without Not only this with Then we could have declared British independence. but without I think we could not have secured a free government and the prosperity that comes with it. There will be no oppressed people fight and endureLike our ancestors, it promised nothing better than a simple change of masters.”
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“The claim is principle,” Lincoln continued. that timewas that word, ‘appropriately said‘ has proven to be a ‘golden apple’ for us. that unionand constitutionIs painting of silverA picture frame was later built around it. The photo wasn’t made that way occultor destroy apologize; but adornand preserve that. that painting Made for apples—~ no “It’s an apple to take a picture of.”
Lincoln exhorted all American citizens then and in the future: “So let us act.” paintingor apologize It will become cloudy, bruised, or chipped. To act like that, you have to study and understand the points of risk.”
Trump says America’s decline is over in inauguration speech
At the heart of President Trump’s second inaugural address was an important promise: “We will be colorblind and create policies based on merit.”
This is something the Constitution has required since the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified, and has been violated all too often in recent years.
“The way to stop discrimination based on race is to stop discrimination based on race.” Chief Justice Roberts expressed this in an important Supreme Court decision more than a decade ago, and this belief is at the core of the declaration. Declaration of Independence and Amended Constitution: All men are created equal, which of course means all men and women everywhere.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives prior to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 2025. Donald Trump begins his second term as the 47th President of the United States. (Melina Mara – Swimming Pool/Getty Images)
It is appropriate that Chief Justice Roberts administered the oath of office to President Trump. The Chief Justice has long advocated for the “weight-bearing walls” of our republic, and the fact that President Trump has taken up this cause should cheer every American.
The speech will inevitably have many critics, as it was divisive. It had to be that way. It was a repudiation of almost everything of the last four years, and of President Barack Obama’s eight years in the White House. Trump is committed to the “great power” of the Declaration’s promise fulfilled by the Constitution, as amended by the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments: restoring equality before the law for all.
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Lincoln’s second inauguration was also a divisive speech. How could it be any different? The country was devastated by a much more than severe political division, a necessary but bloody Civil War. Lincoln declared in 1865: “But if God wills this to continue, it will continue until all the wealth accumulated by the slave’s two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil is gone, and until every drop of blood drawn by the whip is repaid by another who drew it. “The great liberator must still say, as Karl said three thousand years ago, ‘The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous.’”
If nothing more divisive than that, President Trump’s pronouncements about the weaponization of our criminal justice system, the crisis at our southern border, etc. will be a harsh shock to many on the left in America.
However, the statement is not ‘harsh’, but rather, to borrow from popular culture, ‘difficult but fair’. The mess left everywhere by President Joe Biden’s chaos cannot be denied, but partisans will deny it.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his inauguration speech at the 60th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony held in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, January 20, 2025. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool, provided by REUTERS)
“But we still have to say it,” Trump said. The United States will regain sovereignty over its borders and enforce the treaties it has signed. The Chinese Communist Party leadership must have immediately figured out what the Panama Canal passage was about after hearing President Trump’s remarks.
The opening, and especially the closing of Trump’s second inauguration, was soaring and optimistic. A “golden age” for America is a huge goal to set. Many people, myself included, are uncertain about the tariffs of President William McKinley’s era. But I am not at all convinced that America’s military power should be expanded and its power greatly strengthened. If we believe in a renaissance of American manufacturing, we should hope that our returning president can deliver on that promise.
A hallmark of the speech was unapologetic pride in America, and patriots applauded that pride. There is little debate that millions of criminal aliens need to be deported. There is no dispute that crime threatens millions of Americans. President Trump’s promise to adopt bold policies to address both problems was central to the Trump-Vance campaign, and the new administration has the authority to pursue both programs.
And much more. An honest observer would give Trump the most stars in the system he uses for the directness of his speech. That decision should be applauded.
And well-wishers of the republic will also applaud the confident, proud tenor of Trump’s second inauguration. American patriotism is on full display again. bravo.
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