Pull out your phone and read the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence out loud. It is only 242 words. It will take you 90 seconds. It will give you chills.
You are a star. Your neighbor is a star. We don't have to look the same. But tonight, we look up at the same sky and watch the same fireworks. Independence Day
That idea was a lie to many at the time (slavery was still legal), and it has required constant, bloody, passionate work to make it true for everyone. But it was the start . It was the North Star. When you watch the fireworks burst in the sky tonight, I want you to listen to the silence right after the boom. Pull out your phone and read the second
Happy Independence Day. May we always be brave enough to defend the silence. It will give you chills