Speech that i will give as president, i think it s fitting to leave one final thought. an observation about a country which i love. it was stated best in a letter i received not long ago. a man wrote me and said, you can go to live in france but you cannot become a frenchman. you can go to live in germany or turkey or japan but you cannot become a german, a turk, or japanese. but anyone from any corner of the earth can come to live in america and become an american. this i believe is one of the most important sources of america s greatness. we lead the world because unique among nations, we draw our people, our strength, from every country and every corner of the world. and by doing so we continuously renew and enrich our nation. while other countries cling to the stale past, here in america ....