President Joe Biden gives a speech after being sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. So now, on this hallowed ground where just days ago violence sought to shake this Capitol’s very foundation, we come together as one nation, under God, indivisible, to carry out the peaceful transfer of power as we have for more than two centuries. Bringing America together, uniting our people, uniting our nation. https://www.nytimes.com/.../biden-inauguration-speech-transcript.html But the answer is not to turn inward, to retreat into competing factions, distrusting those who don’t look like you do, or worship the way you do, or don’t get their news from the same sources you do. The story that inspires us. At 12:01, in the midst of his inaugural address, Joe Biden officially became the 46th president of the United States. If we show a little tolerance and humility. Show respect to one another. Few people in our nation's history have been more challenged or found a time more challenging or difficult than the time we're in now. And, devoted to one another and to this country we love with all our hearts. J. oe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. When the union itself was literally hanging in the balance. The dream of justice for all will be deferred no longer. Nearly 60% of his speech was spoken in a simple present tense, which aligned with the immediacy of current issues such as COVID-19. Hundreds of thousands of businesses closed. As mentioned earlier, completed in the shadow of the Civil War. Recent weeks and months have taught us a painful lesson. There is truth and there are lies. Canada sounds the alarm as Covid cases overtake US, Peaky Blinders actress Helen McCrory dies aged 52, Student's heart failure linked to energy drinks, Chicago releases video of police shooting boy, 13. Unity. Here we stand in the shadow of the Capitol dome. But the answer's not to turn inward. President Biden’s inauguration speech: What he said and what it means. Joe Biden’s inaugural address at noon eastern on Wednesday was well-written with powerful rhetorical flourishes and inspiring themes. He's officially the 46th President of the United States; Joseph R. Biden Jr. has delivered his inaugural address as President to a masked crowd in Washington DC. And uniting our nation," President Joe Biden said. We will get through this together. Because here's the thing about life. We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal. Here we stand, where 108 years ago at another inaugural, thousands of protestors tried to block brave women from marching for the right to vote. The rise of political extremism, white supremacy, domestic terrorism, that we must confront and we will defeat. A cry that can’t be any more desperate or any more clear. Over the centuries through storm and strife, in peace and in war, we have come so far. But we still have far to go. We can see each other not as adversaries but as neighbors. In each of our moments enough of us have come together to carry all of us forward and we can do that now. Yet hear me clearly: Disagreement must not lead to disunion. I will be a President for all Americans, all Americans. The right to dissent peaceably, within the guardrails of our Republic, is perhaps our nation’s greatest strength. Opportunity, security, liberty, dignity, respect, honour, and yes, the truth. It did not happen, it will never happen, not today, not tomorrow, not ever. That’s democracy. 3 months ago. Not ever. So here is my message to those beyond our borders: America has been tested and we have come out stronger for it. And so today at this time in this place, let's start afresh, all of us. I thank them from the bottom of my heart. On we the people who seek a more perfect union. And if we are that way our country will be stronger, more prosperous, more ready for the future. But we still have far to go. Folks, this is a time of testing. And the guardrail of our democracy is perhaps our nation's greatest strength. Hear us out as we move forward. My fellow Americans, in the work ahead of us we're going to need each other. Few periods in our nation’s history have been more challenging or difficult than the one we’re in now. I know speaking of unity can sound to some like a foolish fantasy these days. Many centuries ago, St Augustine - the saint of my church - wrote that a people was a multitude defined by the common objects of their love. The battle is perennial and victory is never secure. And together we will write an American story of hope, not fear. If you still disagree, so be it. History, faith, and reason show the way, the way of unity. My distinguished guests, my fellow Americans. What are the common objects we as Americans love, that define us as Americans? This is democracy's day," Mr. Biden said. We must set aside politics and finally face this pandemic as one nation, one nation. If we do that, I guarantee we will not failed. Today, we celebrate the triumph not of a candidate, but of a cause, the cause of democracy. We have to be better than this and I believe America is so much better than this. History, faith and reason show the way. We will honor them by becoming the people and nation we know we can and should be. Please enable JavaScript to use this feature. Here we stand, where 108 years ago at another inaugural, thousands of protesters tried to block brave women marching for the right to vote. 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