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Look, itвЂ™s the core of our administrationвЂ™s economic vision, and itвЂ™s a fundamental paradigm shift for this nation. IвЂ™ve never seen a time when working folks did well that the wealthy didnвЂ™t do very well. Instead of what it should be - and itвЂ™s just self-evident - вЂњIf you do well, we all do well.вЂќ ThatвЂ™s keeping the promise of America. вЂњIf you succeed, I fail.вЂќ вЂњIf you get ahead, I fall behind.вЂќ And maybe worst of all, вЂњIf I can hold you down, I lift myself up.вЂќ In our time, itвЂ™s about recognizing that for much too long weвЂ™ve allowed a narrowed and cramped view of the promise of America - a view that America is a zero-sum game, particularly of the recent past. King was in Memphis on that fateful day in April, helping sanitation workers - not only for better pay and safer conditions, but to be granted more dignity as human beings. WeвЂ™re at an inflection point - as I know IвЂ™ve maybe overused that phrase, but it is an inflection point in American history - in delivering on economic justice.ДЇor it was the dignity of work that Dr. But I also know whatвЂ™s possible if we keep the pressure up, if we never give up, if we keep the faith. And the process of governing is frustrating and sometimes dispiriting. I know - I know the progress does not come fast enough. And itвЂ™s up to us, together, to choose who we want to be and what we want to be. Madam Vice President, Madam Speaker, Chair of the Black Caucus Beatty, Congressional Black Caucus members, the memorial foundation, leaders of faith and community, distinguished guests: From here, we see the ongoing push and pull between progress and struggleВ over the self-evident truths of our democracy.ДЄnd in our nation, we now face an inflection point in the battle, literally, for the soul of America. And it is a conversation that shapes our days and that we must carry forward. It reminds us of how far weвЂ™ve come, where we need to go, and how far and how much longer the journey is.

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King called on all of America to live up to the full meaning and promise of our Declaration of Independence.ДЄnd so, they stand here in perpetuity, in timely and timeless conversationВ that inspires us and challenges us. In his sermon to the March on Washington, Dr. But weвЂ™ve never walked away from it fully. To state the obvious - and no audience knows it better than this one - weвЂ™ve never fully lived up to that idea. King stands determined and brave, looking out over the promised land.ДЄcross the Tidal Basin stands another giant of our history: Thomas Jefferson, whose words declared the very idea of America that we are all вЂњcreated equalвЂ¦ endowed by Creator with certain unalienable RightsвЂќ and we all deserve to be treated equally throughout our lives. You know, here in the heart of the capital of the United States of America, the tensions and the heat of the nation are vividly on display.Дr.

President - (laughter) - Harry, thank you for your stewardship.

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