Dear America,
On this, your 250th birthday, we celebrate the audacious experiment that still sets you apart from every nation that has ever been: a republic built on ordered liberty, where free men and women consent to be governed yet refuse to be ruled.
You alone dared to declare that rights come not from kings or majorities but from the Creator, and that government exists to secure them, not dispense them.
You are the superlative nation - greatest in scale and spirit, unmatched in your restless vitality. How unique is your wild, irreverent confidence that turns impossible dreams into towering realities? Where else does such extravagant abundance flow - not merely of wealth, but of opportunity, reinvention, and second chances? And what land has ever matched your extreme self-confidence, that bold, almost reckless conviction that tomorrow can always be made better, bigger, freer?
To so many of us born elsewhere, you remain the lone and steadfast beacon whose light still pierces the gathering darkness. Your strength and spirit sustain not only your own shores but every heart around the world that yearns for freedom, dignity and self-determination.
Guard your rare and precious character, for in them lies the secret of your enduring greatness. We need you now more than ever.
Wishing all Americans a happy Independence Day! And may God bless the United States of America 🇺🇸