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The original documents are located in Box 1, folder "Independence Day Message, 1975" of
the Eliska Hasek Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Independence Day, 1975
As we begin the 200th year of our independence as a Nation, we the
people of the United States still enjoy the blessings of liberty as we
continue to build a more perfect union for ourselves and our posterity.
The great goals of America are never fully gained; the future of America
is always brighter than its glorious past; the destiny of America demands
the best of each succeeding generation, as it does of us today.
Our Nation's first century saw the firm establishment of a free system
of government on this continent, from Atlantic to Pacific. Our first
century produced political institutions responsible to the people, and
confirmed at tragic cost the proposition that all Americans are created
equal.
Our Nation's second century, now ending, saw the development of a
strong economic society in the free climate which our political institu-
tions sustained. Our second century transformed an underdeveloped
country into the mightiest and most productive nation in human history,
with ever more widespread sharing of economic gains and of responsi-
bility for the less fortunate of our neighbors.
I see the great challenge of our third century as the advancement of indi-
vidual independence in this "sweet land of liberty. " We must devise safe-
guards for the sacred identity of each and every American, to protect
personal freedom and individuality from the daily pressures of conformity
whether they come from massive government, massive management and
labor, massive education or massive communications. Every citizen in
our third century of freedom as a Nation must have the personal freedom
to fulfill his or her potential in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Many years ago, a Sunday school teacher taught me that the beauty of
Joseph's coat was its many colors. And the beauty of America is its
many individuals, each of us a little different from the other. Freedom
for everyone who respects the freedom of others is the great goal which
I see and commend to my countrymen for the third century of American
Independence. Freedom is what the Fourth of July is all about.
Herald R Ford
FORD & LIBRARY BERALLO
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Independence Day, 1975
As we begin the 200th year of our independence as a Nation, we the
people of the United States still enjoy the blessings of liberty as we
continue to build a more perfect union for ourselves and our posterity.
The great goals of America are never fully gained; the future of America
is always brighter than its glorious past; the destiny of America demands
the best of each succeeding generation, as it does of us today.
Our Nation's first century saw the firm establishment of a free system
of government on this continent, from Atlantic to Pacific. Our first
century produced political institutions responsible to the people, and
confirmed at tragic cost the proposition that all Americans are created
equal.
Our Nation's second century, now ending, saw the development of a
strong economic society in the free climate which our political institu-
tions sustained. Our second century transformed an underdeveloped
country into the mightiest and most productive nation in human history,
with ever more widespread sharing of economic gains and of responsi-
bility for the less fortunate of our neighbors.
I see the great challenge of our third century as the advancement of indi-
vidual independence in this "sweet land of liberty. " We must devise safe-
guards for the sacred identity of each and every American, to protect
personal freedom and individuality from the daily pressures of conformity
whether they come from massive government, massive management and
labor, massive education or massive communications. Every citizen in
our third century of freedom as a Nation must have the personal freedom
to fulfill his or her potential in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Many years ago, a Sunday school teacher taught me that the beauty of
Joseph's coat was its many colors. And the beauty of America is its
many individuals, each of us a little different from the other. Freedom
for everyone who respects the freedom of others is the great goal which
I see and commend to my countrymen for the third century of American
Independence. Freedom is what the Fourth of July is all about.
Herald R Ford
FORD i LIBRARY BERALD