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But how people have interpreted it has changed dramatically since the end of the war. So how can we understand, how we recognize that text, says a lot about the transformation of culture. I should say, when i was asked to do this, one of the many reasons i decided to do it was that i remain curious about the wonderful title, a fire never extinguished. David white and a few others of us it was such a literary phrase, we tried to figure out, who said that . Is that whitman, emerson . Who said a fire never extinguished . I have been doing a Little Research and have one possible source. One is Edw...

As a way to highlight the transformation. Yesterday, one of the things i did was to compare certain texts like uncle toms cabin, as a framework exploring some of the themes of the displacement of god, the masculinization, this artifacts of the transformation of culture following the civil war, with Rebecca Harding davis, mark twain, and frederick douglass. Today, what i want to do is start out telling a story, and i want to do it with one work of literature that you all know. So the text itself stays the , same, but how people have interpreted it has changed dramatically since the end of the w...

About to start again. I, Barack Hussein obama, do solemnly swear. Those who say that were in a time when there are no heroes, they just dont know where to look. Our challenges are great, but our will is greater. There is nothing wrong with america that cannot be cured by what is right with america. The United States will not ignore your oppression or excuse your oppressors. All are equal. All are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness. The president ial inauguration is getting under way right here on the capitol, and we have a front row seat. Here on the Natio...

Obviously, if and when we have additional information, the state department will release that and what about this whole state of terrorism now . Have we defeated al qaeda, as some in the administration were talking about earlier . Well, we have i think decimated a lot of al qaedas top leadership particularly in the afghanistanpakistan region. But i think what this shows is, countries around the world share a common threat. Its why we work so closely with our counterterrorism partners, sharing information and expertise and technology. But its going to take a Global Response to this. And it show...

For president s on Inauguration Day. Joining me now in our cbs coverage is Bob Schieffer, our chief washington correspondent and anchor of face the nation. Bob, what are you expecting to see . Well, its going to be an important day for the nation, but i must say, you know, the fiscal cliff negotiations, the slaughter of those children in connecticut made it difficult for washington to be festive this time around. Its also a very unusual atmosphere because of this gridlock. I mean, youre not hearing people talk about hope and renewal this time around, but is the government broken . The whole sy...