07/04/2026
๐บ๐ธ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒโ itโs always a special day but this year we are all experiencing July 4 in a deeper way. I hope you are all feeling an intense realization that we live in the greatest country on earth. American Exceptionalism is real โ not just because of our beautiful scenery, vast resources, and great people, although those things do make us special. America is exceptional because of all countries on earth, our nation alone was founded on ideas. Our rights come from God. Our Constitution secures these rights. Americans are free to accomplish anything if they are willing to take their God-given talents and use them. We are a nation of laws, not because they are decreed by a monarch or dictator, but because โWe the Peopleโ through our representatives make our own laws. We are strong because our military fights to protect our nation and our ideals. Because we are a free people, there are no boundaries to hold us back. Generations of inventors and entrepreneurs have given us the greatest standard of living on earth.
Two hundred and fifty years ago Americans met in Philadelphia and declared, through our Declaration of Independence, that we were a free and independent country, that we were no longer subjects of the British Crown. They forged a new government for a new nation, pledging (and in most cases losing) their โlives, their fortunes and their sacred honor.โ We owe a debt of gratitude to our Founders, and to all the men and women who came after them to build and protect our nation, in times of war and in times of peace. May we all rededicate ourselves to the United States of America, and as Abraham Lincoln said, โthat this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedomโand that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.โ
Let us all celebrate Americaโs 250th birthday in every way possible, but while we are celebrating, letโs rededicate ourselves to doing our part to preserve this great nation. God Bless America!
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