We, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it. We believe that America’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class.

Barack Obama

Second Inaugural Address of Barack Obama

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Oligarchy Economic inequality American prosperity

Speaker

Barack Obama

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Second Inaugural Address of Barack Obama Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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American President Nobel laureate National leader Politician

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United States

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Obama, Barack. "Second Inaugural Address." 21 Jan. 2013, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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