All we have of freedom - all we use or know - This our fathers bought for us, long and long ago

What better day to lay the cornerstone of the Freedom Tower than the day our country declared its independence.

And I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free. And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees

America is much more than a geographical fact. It is a political and moral fact - the first community in which men set out in principle to institutionalize freedom, responsible government, and human equality.

[A safe Independence Day] would be a good psychological boost, but we need some fundamental news as well,