Independence Day 2008

And thus it was done. 232 years ago our forefathers pledged everything, their lives, their fortunes, and their honor, to give rise to this nation. We have traveled far in such a short period of time, measured as it is against the rise of other nations. I would hope we have much further to travel on this path of greatness.
It is easy today to get discouraged by the cacophony of voices who see nothing but gloom and misery in this great land, but there is much to revere and cherish in the history of our nation. There have been bumps along the path, but none that we haven't handled. Our nation is still the one most other countries and peoples wish to emulate.
So on this Independence Day I ask not that we harp or dwell on what we perceive to be wrong, for people of every persuasion will find things they do not like, but rather we remember the Founding Fathers, and all that they risked and all they envisioned for this country.
I urge all of us to take to heart the final words of the Declaration of Independence.

- And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our Sacred Honor.