douglas did. we thirst for the vote like he willly bak -- ella baker and jo lewis did. we struggle to make an imperfect world more perfect than it's ever been. we come up short but at its best we try. our fellow americans, we face enemies. it not only includes the coronavirus and the impact on lives and livelihoods, but the selfishness and fear that has loo loomed over our life in the last few years. it requires us to do our duty, and that duty includes remembering who we should be, who we should be. we should be the america of fdr and eisenhower, of rosa parks and martin luther king jr., of martin armstrong. we should be an america of courage, and above all, we should be an america that cherishes one another, each and every one of us. we know we're a nation in pain. we must not let our pain destroy us. we're a nation enraged, but we can't let our rage consume us. we're a nation that's exhausted, but we will not allow our exhaustion to feed us. as president, my commitment to all of you is to lead on these issues and to listen, because i truly believe in my heart of hear