“American Freedom bears a major caveat: all choices ripple unintended consequences across our human fondue.”

We would all do well to recall

the lessons of our past:

human institutions reflect

human nature. But

in all things

mankind has aspired

to do better,

to be more. More than

just a species

just a creation:

to deserve being.

Thus

while some of us will cling to

the now, will preserve the present

incomplete though it may be,

others must pursue the future,

embrace the unknown,

challenge prejudice,

and create the next new world:

a reflection not only of what we are

but in deed, what we can be.

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