 The, quote, embrace of truth as best we can know it, said the president, is, quote, where real patriotism lies. Aiming some of the major pivots of the country's past, Obama wrapped up his central theme in a remarkable sentence about the Civil War era. Quote, we've buttoned up our union blues to join the fight for our freedom. We've railed against injustice for decade upon decade, a lifetime of struggle and progress.