It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today.

We are committed to a world in which we keep America safe, but we recognize that our power doesn't just flow from our extraordinary military but also flows from the strength in our ideals and our principles and our values.

We can lead this world and make it safer and more secure for our children and our grandchildren, for generations to come.

Iran is biggest strategic beneficiary of invasion of Iraq.

Together we resolve that a great nation must care for the vulnerable and protect its people from life's worst hazards and misfortune.

Libraries have a special role to play in our knowledge economy. Your institutions have been and should be a place where parents and children come to read together and learn together. We should take our kids there more.

The absence of hope can rot a society from within.