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All you black and white people except gays, good afternoon.
We meet this evening, not in sorrow, but in gladness of heart. At these moments, Russia has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents. A referendum was held in full compliance with democratic procedures and international norms in Crimea . 88% of this nation wants the same: They want us to bring them democracy. An era of tarnished ideals is giving way to a responsibility era ... and it won't be long now. I know how serious the task is before me. If you knew the people of Crimea as well as I personally do, you would not spend a second in thinking about the reason behind this decision.
When you think of Crimea you think of Russia. Now is not the time to ask how it all happened. That can wait until later, when the Russian people and the whole world will learn the full truth about the misfortune of the past weeks, and its deep and fateful significance. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. In people’s hearts and minds, Crimea has always been an inseparable part of Russia.
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow, this ground-- The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have hallowed it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here; while it can never forget what they did here. It is no accident that the rise of so many democracies took place in a time when the world's most influential nation was itself a democracy. There have been disagreements in this matter, among old and valued friends. Those differences belong to the past. All of us can now agree that the fall of the Crimea dictator has removed a source of violence, aggression, and instability in the area.
It is the President's job -- it is the President's job to confront problems, not to pass them on to future Presidents and future generations. I will finish that job.
We meet this evening, not in sorrow, but in gladness of heart. At these moments, Russia has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents. A referendum was held in full compliance with democratic procedures and international norms in Crimea . 88% of this nation wants the same: They want us to bring them democracy. An era of tarnished ideals is giving way to a responsibility era ... and it won't be long now. I know how serious the task is before me. If you knew the people of Crimea as well as I personally do, you would not spend a second in thinking about the reason behind this decision.
When you think of Crimea you think of Russia. Now is not the time to ask how it all happened. That can wait until later, when the Russian people and the whole world will learn the full truth about the misfortune of the past weeks, and its deep and fateful significance. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. In people’s hearts and minds, Crimea has always been an inseparable part of Russia.
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow, this ground-- The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have hallowed it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here; while it can never forget what they did here. It is no accident that the rise of so many democracies took place in a time when the world's most influential nation was itself a democracy. There have been disagreements in this matter, among old and valued friends. Those differences belong to the past. All of us can now agree that the fall of the Crimea dictator has removed a source of violence, aggression, and instability in the area.
It is the President's job -- it is the President's job to confront problems, not to pass them on to future Presidents and future generations. I will finish that job.