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stopwastingmymoney

(2,042 posts)
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 01:35 AM Nov 2014

"What makes us Americans, is our shared commitment to an ideal...

...that all of us are created equal, and all of us have the chance to make of our lives what we will"


I listened on the radio earlier and am watching again on PBS now

That line above is really moving me, we need to remember this and say it to everyone

Excellent, I also quite enjoyed the 'pass a bill' bit. 😈

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"What makes us Americans, is our shared commitment to an ideal... (Original Post) stopwastingmymoney Nov 2014 OP
Just as pertinent today as when Jefferson phrased it in the Declaration. . . Journeyman Nov 2014 #1
No, what makes us Americans is paperwork. ZombieHorde Nov 2014 #2

Journeyman

(15,039 posts)
1. Just as pertinent today as when Jefferson phrased it in the Declaration. . .
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 01:44 AM
Nov 2014

and when Lincoln reaffirmed it at Gettysburg.

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)
2. No, what makes us Americans is paperwork.
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 01:46 AM
Nov 2014

Not all of us believe we're all created equal.

I'm glad you enjoyed the program though.

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