There is much that needs to be done
And even more that we can do.
We may fail; we have no guarantee of success
But a destiny awaits that only We the People can fulfill.
For as this …
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There is much that needs to be done
And even more that we can do.
We may fail; we have no guarantee of success
But a destiny awaits that only We the People can fulfill.
For as this vibrant ball of blue sails the celestial void,
We stand on the shoulders of the giants of the past.
Their strength supports us.
Their vision guides us.
Their example inspires us.
Freedom’s torch has been passed anew
Testing whether any people so conceived and so dedicated
can long endure the terrible terrors that threaten our time.
We face this challenge to our future
Not in fear but with faith
Not in doubt but with determination
Not in confusion but with confidence
The light of liberty shines brightly,
A beacon of hope to those who cling fast to its ways.
The light of liberty shines brightly,
As last best hope of earth continues on its rendezvous
with destiny.
The light of liberty shines brightly,
As the multitudes who have become one in liberty
boldly go forth to build a better tomorrow.
The light of liberty shines brightly,
A ray of death to doers of evil who seek to validate
their passport to paradise through the massacre of
the innocent.
When the document that defines us is amended so more may participate, the journey continues.
Be the Dream!
When the opportunities for life, liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness are strengthened, the journey continues.
Be the Dream!
When we remember that the eyes of the world are upon
a city on a hill, the journey continues.
Be the Dream!
When a person becomes an American by Choice, the
journey continues.
Be the Dream!
In the millennia to come, when the sun still rises on the
glory of America,
When people note this time, this place, and this generation,
When the rebirth of Ground Zero has become a pilgrimage
point for the planet
People will say with quiet dignity and solemn pride as
we have in the past and do in the present about those
who met the challenges of their times, that
we saw wrong and tried to right it,
we saw suffering and tried to heal it,
we saw war and tried to end the need for it,
That we did not waiver, we did not tire, we did not
falter, we did not fail, and
That government of the people, by the people and for
the people did not perish from the earth.
That is my prayer for America.
Amen
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