To me, 9/11 was never about politics.
It was about innocent lives lost during an attempt to strike terror into the hearts of people whose beliefs are different. You want to argue some conspiracy theory that it was our own government that orchestrated the whole thing? Fine, whatever. That doesn't change the fact that people who did not deserve to die met their end on that day. That doesn't make those flames less real.
The most important thing that arose from the mess that cold morning in September is the purity of the human spirit. I was and still am in awe of the bravery of rescuers, the unity with which the country collected itself, the respect with which the survivors honor the lost, the passion and empathy from those who were not directly affected. We took some hard hits, but we did not go down. We rose, together, and continue to rise every year in anniversary on this day.
I am never more proud to be an American than on September 11th.
It was about innocent lives lost during an attempt to strike terror into the hearts of people whose beliefs are different. You want to argue some conspiracy theory that it was our own government that orchestrated the whole thing? Fine, whatever. That doesn't change the fact that people who did not deserve to die met their end on that day. That doesn't make those flames less real.
The most important thing that arose from the mess that cold morning in September is the purity of the human spirit. I was and still am in awe of the bravery of rescuers, the unity with which the country collected itself, the respect with which the survivors honor the lost, the passion and empathy from those who were not directly affected. We took some hard hits, but we did not go down. We rose, together, and continue to rise every year in anniversary on this day.
I am never more proud to be an American than on September 11th.
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