Time for US to show true character,says Barack Obama as concert begins at Lincoln Memorialhttp://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24930567-5005962,00.html?from=public_rssBARACK Obama called today for a new spirit of national sacrifice to overcome war and economic crisis as a star-studded concert launched his official inauguration celebrations.
Standing in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, the US President-elect gave a sombre assessment of the challenges ahead.
"In the course of our history, only a handful of generations have been asked to confront challenges as serious as the ones we face right now. Our nation is at war. Our economy is in crisis," he said.
"I won't pretend that meeting any one of these challenges will be easy. It will take more than a month or a year, and it will likely take many.
"But never forget that the true character of our nation is revealed not during times of comfort and ease, but by the right we do when the moment is hard.
"I ask you to help me reveal that character once more, and together, we can carry forward as one nation, and one people, the legacy of our forefathers that we celebrate today."
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