I'm A Son Of Detroit. I Was

Freedom. Freedom Of Religion. Freedom To Speak Their Mind. Freedom To Build A Life. And Yes, Freedom To Build A Business. With Their Own Hands. This Is The Essence Of The American Experience.

I Will Begin My Presidency With A Jobs Tour. President Obama Began With An Apology Tour. America, He Said, Had Dictated To Other Nations. No Mr. President, America Has Freed Other Nations From Dictators.

I Can't Possibly Predict Precisely What The Unemployment Rate Will Be At The End Of One Year. I Can Tell You That Over A Period Of Four Years, By Virtue Of The Policies That We'd Put In Place, We'd Get The Unemployment Rate Down To 6%, And Perhaps A Little Lower.

When It Comes To The Economy, My Highest Priority As President Will Be Worrying About Your Job, Not Saving My Own.

We Are A Nation Of Immigrants. We Are The Children And Grandchildren And Great-grandchildren Of The Ones Who Wanted A Better Life, The Driven Ones, The Ones Who Woke Up At Night Hearing That Voice Telling Them That Life In That Place Called America Could Be Better.