One of the best things about living in a free country is that to a certain extent, we get to decide what sort of country we want it to be.

Through our votes, we select the people who will run the government, and at least theoretically, they will represent our general philosophy in doing so.

The wonderful thing, particularly in the past, was that this country was a land of amazing opportunity. If you couldn't succeed in one place, you could move to another place and have a chance to make it there.

You had the opportunity to be as successful as you wanted to be. All you had to do was work harder, and if you couldn't succeed working for someone, you had the opportunity to start your own business. At the time of the American Revolution, 90 percent of white men in the 13 colonies worked for themselves.

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