“You are America. Unconstrained by habit and convention. Une
“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.”
— Barack Obama, Selma Speech (2015)
Key phrases visible in the building facade:
* YOU ARE AMERICA
* 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
* WHAT A GLORIOUS TASK WE ARE GIVEN
* IMPROVE THIS GREAT NATION OF OURS
These lines are arranged artistically across the corner of the building rather than written as a normal paragraph.
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