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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.

— Amanda Gorman The Republic Gives Thanks (2018)

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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