On the recordSeptember 11, 2001
today we resume the process of moving forward. All across our great land, people are crying out for justice. We as a Nation now know the horror and the terror that so many in the world experience on a daily basis. The actions taken yesterday by a few without a doubt have the sanction of many. Where is the return of good will that the United States so generously hands out? We, the United States of America, are the promoters of democracy and stability, of justice and of the sanctity of human life. Indeed, we have new fears that did not exist before. However, these fears have brought out a new, untapped, infinite reservoir of courage and strength never before witnessed in history. Make no mistake, the perpetrators of this act of cowardice will be found. We are engaged in an undeclared war against a tyranny of historical proportions that has no face, bears no names, and yet has many followers. The battle we wage at this moment is a battle against a diseased and flawed philosophy that encourages the attack and the destruction of that which is good and right. Any one person or multiple persons that would attack our Nation, the symbol of freedom for the world, is attacking the tenets of our liberty and a beacon of hope for the world.
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