George H.W. Bush: “To us, may it always be the cherished symbol of freedom's first home and most steadfast ally on earth.”

This means that people of every race, religion, ethnicity can be fully and equally American. It means that bigotry or white supremacy in any form is blasphemy against the American creed.

Bigotry seems emboldened.

Think of every problem, every challenge we face. The solution to each starts with education.

We know that free governments are the only way to ensure that the strong are just, and the weak are valued. And we know that when we lose sight of our ideals, it is not democracy that has failed. It is the failure of those charged with…