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sheshe2

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2. Thanks freshwest.
Sat Mar 7, 2015, 07:48 PM
Mar 2015

That really brought a tear to my eye and pride for what we have built together. It's far from over, as Obama says, yet we are moving forward.



What greater expression of faith in the American experiment than this; what greater form of patriotism is there; than the belief that America is not yet finished, that we are strong enough to be self-critical, that each successive generation can look upon our imperfections and decide that it is in our power to remake this nation to more closely align with our highest ideals?

That’s why Selma is not some outlier in the American experience. That’s why it’s not a museum or static monument to behold from a distance. It is instead the manifestation of a creed written into our founding documents:

“We the People…in order to form a more perfect union.”

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”

These are not just words. They are a living thing, a call to action, a roadmap for citizenship and an insistence in the capacity of free men and women to shape our own destiny. For founders like Franklin and Jefferson, for leaders like Lincoln and FDR, the success of our experiment in self-government rested on engaging all our citizens in this work. That’s what we celebrate here in Selma. That’s what this movement was all about, one leg in our long journey toward freedom.

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Thanks freshwest. lovemydog Mar 2015 #6
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Selma 1965. Blood Sunday. (Warning graphic violence) freshwest Mar 2015 #8
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