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Old 02-15-2018, 06:18 PM   #322
JPhillips
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Newburgh, NY
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Originally Posted by tarcone View Post
Our country has been built on "work hard and you can be what you want to be"

It has only been recently that other countries have done this. Not the 250 years of our country.

For some. Not for Asians, or women, or American Indians...

So, for many it hasn't been 250 years of freedom.. Acknowledging that doesn't weaken our potential, but it does illuminate our past.
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