I want to tell you something that everybody wants new and now many of you have forgotten or never learned.

Pay very close attention.

America promises you freedom.

America does not promise you love.

Let's start with the freedom part.

It's all right there in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Free speech.

Freedom to practice the religion of your choice.

The purpose of government is to protect your freedom, period.

America was a rough and tumble place in its early days.

It still is.

Let's hope it always remains so.

You don't want to live in a country where all your needs are taken care of by the government.

That's not how you become great.

That's how you become dependent, vulnerable, and truly oppressed.

America is a land of opportunity for anyone of any color.

Just follow some basic rules, get an education, work hard, act responsibly, and you'll have

a good shot at a good life.

But you might also fail.

You might fail a bunch of times and then succeed.

Or you might succeed and blow it all.

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