Sunday, November 13th, 2005
It’s only a piece of cloth,
but whenever I see it I am reminded of
the great experiment that is America.
I see a living, breathing, exciting land that
people all over the world are literally dying to get into,
and whose sons and daughters die to defend and protect
the values of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
It’s only a piece of cloth,
but whenever I see it, I see the vast opportunity of America
and the continuing struggle to be sure the opportunity is offered to everyone, equally.
It’s only a piece of cloth,
but it is made with the threads of many cultures,
woven with the hopes and dreams of all it’s diverse people,
stitched with the spirit of individual rights, united for the common good, and colored red, for the sacrifice of her patriots,
white for the purity and sanctity of our commitment to liberty, and blue, for the loyalty essential to preserve the beacon of freedom.
Please join me in renewing our pledge to an exquisitely beautiful piece of cloth,
The Flag of the United States of America.
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY,
the 4th of July 2005.
