Roscoe Bartlett: “Americans must defeat evil and uphold our Constitution. September 11, 2001 will be remembered in history. September 12…”

“Americans must defeat evil and uphold our Constitution. September 11, 2001 will be remembered in history. September 12, 2001, is a national day of unity and mourning. Today and in the days to come, we must unite in our response to an unconventional asymmetric act of war against our freedom. We must unite in our resolve to take the steps necessary to defeat the forces of evil that deliberately targeted thousands of innocent men, women, and children to perpetuate a barbarous attack upon America's and the world's preeminent symbols of democracy, a free market economy, and its military defense. We must equally be united and vigilant in our resolve to protect and preserve the rights endowed upon us by our Creator. We must reaffirm the purpose of our government in our democratic republic as stated in our Constitution's Preamble: "We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America." In responding to this heinous attack, we must reaffirm our commitment to uphold our Constitution, including the rights guaranteed to every American in the Bill of Rights. These precious rights have been secured by the blood and sacrifices of Americans for more than 225 years.…”