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President/CEO at Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum

This morning, national Public Radio aired a story asking listeners to share their favorite line from the Declaration of Independence. I completely concur with one listener who said the last line spoke to them. It reads: "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." I love this line because it is a promise to one another that as Americans we are committing ourselves to this great adventure called democracy. We are all-in placing our collective futures on the line for one another. It is a reminder that despite our differences, we as Americans stand with and for one another. We won't see that in the headlines today or in our social media feeds. Instead we will hear from our "leaders" more about what sets us apart than what unites us as citizens. We are just a few years short of our 250th birthday as a nation. Take today to remember what it means to be an American, and what our predecessors and founding fathers (and mothers) sacrificed to make our nation the shining beacon on the hill. Happy Independence Day!

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