Make next 200 years as good as last 200
Today, the Fourth of July, we celebrate our 232nd anniversary as an country independent from Great Britain. We should be very proud to celebrate our heritage as a country of many cultures, faiths and ideals.
To me, that mixing bowl has been our overwhelming strength as a country. I hope we will continue to celebrate the benefits of our multicultural society. Two hundred years from now, we will probably have a much different cultural cross-section than we have today. How we react to that change will define us as a future society and world leader. It's my dream that we will handle the next 200 years as well as we have handled the past. Happy Birthday, United States of America. You're amazing.
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