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Niagara

(12,392 posts)
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 08:17 PM Thursday

You are America (Obama Presidential Center Museum)

I'm just now watching Michelle Obama's speech and it hit me. There's text on the Obama Presidential Center Museum.

I couldn't read it so I had to look it up what it actually stated.



“You are America. Unconstrained by habit and convention. Unencumbered by what is, ready to seize what ought to be. For everywhere in this country, there are first steps to be taken, there is new ground to cover, there are more bridges to be crossed. America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall Overcome.’ ‘Yes We Can.’ That word is owned by no one. It belongs to everyone. Oh, what a glorious task we are given to continually try to improve this great nation of ours.”







https://www.obama.org/stories/exterior/

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You are America (Obama Presidential Center Museum) (Original Post) Niagara Thursday OP
Thank you..wow! I did not know that..it's fantastic 💙 Deuxcents Thursday #1
You're welcome, Deuxcents Niagara Thursday #3
I had to look markie Thursday #2
Nice, markie Niagara Thursday #4
I'm back for another look. I'm so taken with this..bookmarking so I don't lose it Deuxcents Thursday #5
I still lose my bookmarks Niagara 3 hrs ago #7
I knew there was text, and thought it was a great architectural detail, but didn't know what it said...so TY! electric_blue68 Yesterday #6
I'm glad that I wasn't the only one, electric_blue68 Niagara 3 hrs ago #8

Niagara

(12,392 posts)
3. You're welcome, Deuxcents
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 08:27 PM
Thursday

I wasn't aware of it either, I just happened to notice text on the center.

electric_blue68

(27,818 posts)
6. I knew there was text, and thought it was a great architectural detail, but didn't know what it said...so TY!
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 12:05 AM
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