mr. drew coleman, used to say, we must adjust to changing times and still hold the unchanging principles. here before me is the bible used in the inauguration of our first president in 1789. and i have just taken the oath of office on the bible. my mother gave me just a few years. open to a timeless admonition from the ancient prophet micah. yeah, sure thing. oh, man. what is good and what does the lord require of the what to do justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with that god? this inauguration ceremony marks a new beginning, a new dedication within our government and a new spirit among us. all. a president, mr. and proclaim that new spirit, but only of people can provide it to centuries ago. our nations birth was a milestone in the long quest for freedom. but the bold and brilliant dream, which excited the founders of this nation, still await its consummation. i have no new dream to set forth today, but rather words of fresh faced and the old dream. ours was the first society open to the front, so in terms of both spirituality and human liberty, it is that unique self-definitio