Firm in the knowledge of our sacred rights. guaranteed and everlasting. we hail the source of our wellbeing. on this occasion designated Citizenship Day. by order of the President of the United States. Honoring the formation and signing of the Constitution. September 17. 1787. and welcoming to the ranks of the electorate all persons who. by coming of age or by naturalization. shall have attained the status of citizenship during the year. the Congress enacted the joint resolution of February 29. 1952. designating September 17 of each year as "Citizenship Day." Further. the Congrers enacted the joint resolution of August 2. 1956. requesting the President to designate the week beginning September 17 of each year as "Constitution Week." The Congress acted wisely and well. in keeping with the national spirit. in keeping with tradition. Nowhere else on earth is there so great a sense of political security as here. where the causes of freedom eternally prevails. Americans. old and new. native born and naturalized. reap the blessings of our constitutional course. providing justice and equality in a larger sense and on a broader scale than anywhere else on earth. The meaning of Citizenship Day and Constitution Week are important to all Americans. For the principles here emphasized are vital to our way of life and our continued national existence.
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