America's greatness has never depended on the strength of any
individual person, but on all of us working together toward a common
goal. When we have failed to stay true to our core values, when we deny
another person our Nation's promise of opportunity, our Nation's
strength suffers. When a child can't access the tools to succeed in
school, when a woman can't afford basic healthcare, when refugees
fleeing terror see the door slammed shut in their face, when we deny
civil rights on the basis of skin color or sexual orientation or
religion, and when a working family can't put food on the table, our
whole Nation suffers. At the end of the day, America's greatness
depends on each of us remaining true to the common values of our
Nation. But we have lost sight of those values. The Nation that built an
interstate highway system, that was a refuge for immigrants who became
the foundation of our economy, this Nation that pushed humanity to new
heights, first with planes and helicopters and then into space, that
same Nation seems to have forgotten how to invest in itself. Our country that ushered in the era of aviation is now home to aging
airports that struggle to compete with their global competitors. Our
country that took on the Herculean task of reversing the flow of the
Chicago River to protect the city's drinking water can no longer muster
the resources to modernize public water systems to prevent our children
from being poisoned by lead.
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