When Donald Trump takes the oath as the 47th president at Monday's inauguration, comparisons undoubtedly will be made to his memorable address from eight years ago.

In 2017, after being sworn in, Trump began his presidency with a dark speech laden with hard conservative rhetoric that not only echoed his 2016 campaign but would set the stage for his first term.

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Unlike the uplifting language used by presidents past, he painted a picture of "mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities and rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation." He spoke of an America where "crime and gangs and drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential."

He made other controversial and at times false claims about the state of the nation's education system, defense, economy and the southern border.

Then, he famously declared, "The American carnage stops right here, right now. From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this day forward, it's going to be only America first. America first."

He eventually turned more positive, telling Americans, "This moment is your moment. It belongs to you. It belongs to everyone gathered here today and everyone watching all across America."

In another oft-quoted line, he added, "The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer."

Although the speech was relatively...

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