Opinion | As long as the Spirit of ‘76 endures, America will never die WashTimesOpEd
I was there with the earliest settlers — the Pilgrims and Puritans, the Quakers in Pennsylvania and the Catholics in Maryland — with all who came to escape the oppression of the Old World, where you could rise no higher than your father, and build a Shining City on a Hill.I encouraged the colonists who revolted against British rule and the Founding Fathers who penned the immortal words of the Declaration of Independence and later formed a more perfect union.
Later, I helped man the garrison of the Alamo, which fought to the last man in Texas’ war for independence.I held Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg and heard Lincoln speak his stirring words at the dedication of a cemetery there. I beheld America’s dream factory when it produced works of art and imagination like “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” “Gone With the Wind,” “Miracle on 34th Street” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
I welcomed immigrants and refugees from Italy and Ireland, Germany and Russia, Cuba and Southeast Asia who came here to build and fill their lungs with free air. Each group made unique contributions to our culture.
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