Independence Day, 1998
Message
From President Clinton
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Shanghai, People's Republic of China)
________________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release July 1, 1998
INDEPENDENCE DAY, 1998
I am delighted to join my fellow Americans across the nation and
around the world in celebrating Independence Day.
Throughout the year, we set aside special times to remember and
celebrate our different ethnic roots. But on Independence Day, we
rejoice in our common heritage as Americans and in the values and
history we share.
We have all benefited from the wisdom of our nation's founders, who
crafted a blueprint for democracy that has served us well for more than
200 years and continues to inspire newly independent nations around the
world. We are all heirs to the rights articulated in our Constitution
and reaffirmed by courageous men and women of every generation who have
struggled to secure justice and equality for all. We are all forever
indebted to the millions of Americans in uniform who have shed their
blood to defend our freedom and preserve our values across America and
around the globe.
But we Americans are bound together not only by a shared past, but
also by a common future. Blessed with peace and prosperity, we have an
unprecedented opportunity to prepare for the challenges of the next
century: to keep America free and secure, to improve health care and
education, to bring the opportunities of the Information Age into every
home and classroom, and to strengthen the bonds of our national
community as we grow more racially and ethnically diverse.
On this Independence Day, as we celebrate our rights and freedoms
and look forward to a new century of limitless possibilities, Hillary
joins me in wishing you a wonderful Fourth of July.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
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