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"Fourteen years ago...a
President-turned-dictator, and traitor to his oath, suspended the
Constitution and shut down the Congress that was much like this one, before
which I am honored to speak."
"The rest is the history
that dramatically unfolded on your television screens and across the front
pages of your newspapers. You saw a nation armed with courage and integrity,
stand fast by democracy against threats and corruption. You saw women poll
watchers break out in tears as armed goons crashed the polling places to
steal the ballots. But just the same, they tied themselves to the ballot
boxes. You saw a people so committed to the ways of democracy that they were
prepared to give their lives for its pale imitation."
"Surely, the people take care of
their own. It is on that faith and the obligation it entails that I assumed
the Presidency. As I came to power peacefully, so shall I keep it. That is
my contract with my people and my commitment to God." |
