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Sunday, July 04, 2010

Whatever Happened to Stirring Oratory?

In honor of the occasion, it is only fitting to quote a stirring speech from a great American President.

We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it's fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom... Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution... but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night!" We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!

- President Thomas Whitmore

3 comments:

Sarah said...

To quote other great Americans, "You've gotta fight for your right to paaaaaaartaaaaay."

Mel said...

And to quote some other great US Presidents...

"Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it..."

dogimo said...

@Sarah P and @Mel - oh, you two!