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 America! half brother of the world!
 With something good and bad of every land.  
 America! half brother of the world!
 With something good and bad of every land. 
We believe that what matters most is not narrow appeals masquerading as values, but the shared values that show the read more
We believe that what matters most is not narrow appeals masquerading as values, but the shared values that show the true face of America; not narrow values that divide us, but the shared values that unite us: family, faith, hard work, opportunity and responsibility for all, so that every child, every adult, every parent, every worker in America has an equal shot at living up to their God-given potential. That is the American dream and the American value.
America now stands as the world's foremost power. We should be proud: Not since the age of the Romans have read more
America now stands as the world's foremost power. We should be proud: Not since the age of the Romans have one people achieved such preeminence. But we are not Romans; we do not seek an empire. We are Americans, trustees of a vision and a heritage that commit us to the values of democracy and the universal cause of human rights.
 A people who are still, as it were, but in the gristle, and not 
yet hardened into the bone read more 
 A people who are still, as it were, but in the gristle, and not 
yet hardened into the bone of manhood. 
 When asked what State he hails from,
 Our sole reply shall be,
  He comes from Appomattox
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 When asked what State he hails from,
 Our sole reply shall be,
  He comes from Appomattox
   And its famous apple tree. 
 The light may be fading on the 20th century, but the sun is still 
rising on America.  
 The light may be fading on the 20th century, but the sun is still 
rising on America. 
 Out where the handclasp's a little stronger,
 Out where the smile swells a little longer,
  That's where read more 
 Out where the handclasp's a little stronger,
 Out where the smile swells a little longer,
  That's where the West begins. 
 Young man, there is America--which at this day serves for little 
more than to amuse you with stories of read more 
 Young man, there is America--which at this day serves for little 
more than to amuse you with stories of savage men and uncouth 
manners; yet shall, before you taste of death, show itself equal 
to the whole that commerce which now attracts the envy of the 
world.