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We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace.
In the norms and notions of what "just is" isn’t always justice.

— Amanda Gorman The Hill We Climb (2020)

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We are striving to forge our union with purpose.
To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters, and conditions of man.

The Hill We Climb (2020)

Somehow we’ve weathered and witnessed a nation that isn’t broken, but simply unfinished.

The Hill We Climb (2020)

When day comes we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending shade?

The Hill We Climb (2020)

The new dawn blooms as we free it.
For there is always light.
If only we’re brave enough to see it.
If only we’re brave enough to be it.

The Hill We Climb (2020)

To be American is to be a kin
To a courageous hope:
The trust that even if just for a moment
We can, we must, close rank as people,
One heart, one voice, one mind, created equal.

The Republic Gives Thanks (2018)

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