La Maison-Blanche vient de publier sur son site internet le discours que prononcera Barack Obama demain à l'adresse des écoliers américains. La publication de ce texte, 24 heures avant l'allocution présidentielle, a pour but d'apaiser les commentateurs et parents conservateurs qui craignent de voir Obama passer aux petits des idées socialistes, une controverse à laquelle j'ai déjà consacré un billet. Je cite un extrait dans le texte de ce discours axé sur la responsabilité individuelle :
And no matter what you want to do with your life - I guarantee that you'll need an education to do it. You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? You're going to need a good education for every single one of those careers. You can't drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You've got to work for it and train for it and learn for it.
And this isn't just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. What you're learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.