Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Obama Speaks


Some quotes from the inauguration and comments from Time Magazine, February 2, 2009

Regarding the fallacy of the wonders of free enterprise:

"This crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control. The nation cannot prosper when it favors only the prosperous." (Take that, Dick Cheney, who exited the scene in a wheelchair, looking grim, as if he were about to foreclose on someone.)

Regarding the wisdom of earlier generations:

"They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please."

And he denounced the "false...choice between our safety and our ideals."

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hope you had a festive birthday!