Political Quotes

“one week from today--July 4th--we will celebrate our Nation's 237th birthday. In 1776, our forefathers issued the Declaration of Independence announcing that the 13 Colonies were free from British rule, initiating the most successful experiment in human history. Our forefathers had the revolutionary idea that ``all men are created equal'' and ``are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights''. On July 4th, we gather together, at parades on Main Streets across America and at barbeques with family members and friends, to reflect on just how much we have to be thankful for as Americans. No other country in the world has such a rich past, diverse population, and bright future. Regardless of our fellow citizens' race, religion or background, we should remember that as Americans we are all eternally bound as countrymen. The novel experiment in democracy our forefathers began more than two centuries ago continues. It continues because we actively strive--in the words of our other foundational document, the Constitution--to ``form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity''. For 237 years, we have been working to defend and advance the foundations of freedom and equality that this country was built upon, and to promote them abroad. Our history is not pristine; slavery and Jim Crow stain it.…”