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8:01 P.M. ESTTHE PRESIDENT: Fellow citizens:as your President. The first decaconsequence -- a time set apart.share some thoughts on the journFive days from now, the world wito our founding, the presidencythe steps of the Capitol will be amoment of hope and pride forPresident-Elect Obama, his wife MTonight I am filled with gratitudLaura, who brought joy to this hoto my parents, whose examples hpeople for the trust 
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you have givyou for the countless
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acts of courThis evening, my thoughts returnibriefing on the threats to our nati
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ivers Farewell Address toe Nation
East Room
 
For eight years, it has been my honor to servede of this new century has been a period of Tonight, with a thankful heart, I have asked fory that we have traveled together, and the future ol witness
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the vitality of American democracy. Inill pass to a successor chosen by you, the Americaman whose history reflects the enduring promiseur whole nation. And I join all Americans in of ichelle, and their two beautiful girls.e
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-- to Vice President Cheney and members of u
 
se and love to my life; to our wonderful daughteve provided strength for a lifetime. And above all,n me. I thank you for the prayers that have liftedage, generosity, and grace
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that I have witnessed thto the first night I addressed you from this house -001. That morning, terrorists took nearly 3,000 lin America since Pearl Harbor. I remember standinorld Trade Center three days later, surroundedeen working around the clock. I remember talkiharged through smoke-filled corridors at the Pent nd wives whose loved ones became heroesemember Arlene Howard, who gave me her fallenreminder of all that was lost. And I still carry his bs the years passed, most Americans were able tot had been before 9/11. But I never did. Everyn. I vowed
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to do everything in my power to keep
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final opportunity toour nation.tradition dating back n people. Standing onof our land. This is afering best wishes toy administration; tos, Barbara and Jenna;I thank the Americany spirits. And I thank ese past eight years.- September the 11th,es in the worst attack g in the rubble
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of theby rescuers who hadg to brave souls whogon, and to husbandsaboard Flight 93. Ison's police shield
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asadge.return to life much asorning, I received aus safe.
 
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Over the past seven years, a newcreated. The military, the intelltransformed. Our nation is equipmovements, freeze
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their financeallies at our side, we have takesupport them. Afghanistan hasharbored
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al Qaeda and stoned
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that is fighting terror and encoura brutal dictatorship and a swornthe heart of the Middle East and aThere is legitimate debate about America has gone more than sevthose who toil
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night and day tosecurity and diplomatic personnelOur nation is blessed to have ccherished
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meeting these selflessAnd to all our men and women inas your Commander-in-Chief.The battles waged
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by our troosystems. Under one, a small bcondemns women to subserviencconviction that freedom is the unipeace.This is thbelief isfreedom,When peand extrhuman rdemocraback torepublicfreedom belongs to all nations.
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surveiller 
 
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bloquer, geler 
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complot 
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receler 
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lapider 
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 juré
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 peiner, travailler sans relâche
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s’engager comme volontaire, se p
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chérir 
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dévoué, désintéressé (généreux, b
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mener 
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lutte
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Department of Homeland Security has beengence community, and the FBI have beened with new tools to monitor
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the terrorists's, and break up their plots
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. And with strongthe fight to the terrorists and those whogone from a nation where the Talibanwomen in the streets to a young democracyging girls to go to school. Iraq has gone from
 
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enemy of America to an Arab democracy at friend of the United States.any of these decisions. But there can be little den years without another terrorist attack on our seep us safe -- law enforcement officers, intelligen, and the men and women of the United States Aritizens who volunteer
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to defend us in this ti
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patriots and their families. And America owes yuniform listening tonight: There has been no highs are part of a broader struggle
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between twond of fanatics demands total obedience to ane, and marks unbelievers for murder. The other sersal gift 
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of Almighty God, and that liberty and je belief that gave birth to our nation. And in the lothe only practical way to protect our citizens.they do not willingly
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choose leaders who pursuople have hope in the future, they will not cedeemism. So around the world, America is promights, and human dignity. We're standing withies, providing AIDS medicine to dying patients -- t ife, and sparing
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mothers and babies from mborn alone in liberty is leading the world tow
orter volontaireénévole)
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ate about the results.il. This is a tribute toce analysts, homelanded Forces.e of danger. I haveou a debt of gratitude.er honor than servingdramatically different oppressive ideology,stem is based on thestice light the path tog run, advancing thisWhen people live incampaigns of terror.heir lives to violenceoting human liberty,dissidents and youngo bring dying patientslaria. And this great ard a new age when
 
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For eight years, we've also strivestudents are rising to meet higheis bringing peace of mind
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to senaddicted
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and suffering are findibetter protected. Funding
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for omlithsafaAwthLike all who have held this officedifferently if given the chance. Yefollowed my conscience and dondecisions I have made. But I hopeThe decades ahead will bring mothat should shape our course.While our nation is safer than it terrorist attack. Our enemies aredeserve this conflict. But we haveresist complacency. We must keepAt the same time, we must continthreats from abroad, it can beisolationism and its companion,In the 21st century, security and pdoes not lead the cause of freedoAs we address these challenges -moral clarity. I've often spoken t good and evil are present in thiMurdering the innocent to advan
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s’efforcer 
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tranquilité d’esprit 
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 personnes de troisième âge
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handicapés
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contribuable
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ceux qui sont intoxiqués
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confessionnelle
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 financement 
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magistrature
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nombre de victimes
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contretemps, revers, échecs
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 prêt 
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détermination
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to expand opportunity and hope here at homstandards in public schools. A new Medicare preiors
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and the disabled
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. Every taxpayer
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pays long new hope through faith-based
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programs. Vulr veterans has nearly doubled. America's air aneasurably cleaner. And the federal bench
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include Justice Sam Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts.hen challenges to our prosperity emerged, we rose prospect of a financial collapse, we took feguard our economy. These are very tough timilies, but the toll
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would be far worse if wericans are in this together. And together, with dork, we will restore our economy to the path of e world once again the resilience of America's freebefore me, I have experienced setbacks
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. ThereI've always acted with the best interests of our cwhat I thought was right. You may not agree wou can agree that I was willing
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to make the tougre hard choices for our country, and there are soas seven years ago, the gravest threat to our peatient, and determined to strike again. America dibeen given solemn
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responsibilities, and we musour resolve
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. And we must never let down our guue to engage the world with confidence and cleartempting to seek comfort by turning inward.rotectionism. Retreating behind our borders worosperity at home depend on the expansion of libe, that cause will not be led.- and others we cannot foresee
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tonight -- Ameriyou about good and evil, and this has made sos world, and between the two of them there cace an ideology is wrong every time, everywhere.
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. Across our country,scription drug benefit er income taxes. Thenerable human life iswater and lands ares wise new membersto meet them. Facingecisive measures toes for hardworkinge had not acted. Alltermination and hardrowth. We will showenterprise system.are things I would dountry in mind. I haveith some of the toughdecisions.me guiding principlesople remains anotherd nothing to seek 
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ormeet them. We must ard.urpose. In the face of But we must reject ld only invite danger.rty abroad. If Americaca must maintain oure uncomfortable. But be no compromise.Freeing people from
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