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Independence Day 2018

7/4/2018

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My friend David Sutherland (President, Sutherland Partnership, Inc. and Chairman, Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services) posted the following question on LinkedIn this morning: "What will you be reflecting on while you recognize our nation’s freedom and your own patriotism?"  Here is my response, to which I appended the url to the previous blog on this page. 

"Great post, Dave.  One thing for sure: I'm grateful for the opportunity we had to serve our country together.  But I was thinking of this exact question when I saw your post, and what I had come up with were two things.  First, every July 4th, I am reminded of the final sentence 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."  Second, I constantly remind myself that the genius of our founders was in creating a system of procedural justice aimed firmly at the goal of a society wherein all are treated equally before the law.  That system has never created perfectly just outcomes--not at the beginning and not now.  But it does give us the chance to continually make things better, and to fix our mistakes.  And it is our duty--for each of us--to evaluate and do our part to make that system work.  Whatever problems or challenges there may be, we have the power to fix them.  Happy Independence Day, my friend." 

I hope you all have a terrific July 4th.


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www.rushessaysbest.com link
7/10/2018 01:12:02 am

I admire your kindness. I believe that it would be better if we will also ask the question  to ourselves. If there's nothing you have done yet for the country, then this could be the perfect time for you to do it!  It doesn't require too much effort as long as your willigness to make it possible is there. I am pretty sure that  everything will happen if you have the desire to do it!

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11/19/2018 06:00:12 am

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