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I am not leaving! Please hear what I said. I am not leaving! I’m staying where I’m at, thank you very much.
And as long as I stand upon her soil, She will be my Land of the Free. As long as I believe what I believe, You will see the meaning of Brave! I will not, under threat of tyranny or mob, Toss the place that I love in the ashen pile of lost causes, And walk quietly into a meaningless mist!
No, I will stay. And you will listen! You will not lecture me about values! You will not receive the exclusive rights to my morality!
Please hear what I said.
For wherever I stand upon her soil, I am the deep well of my beloved country’s finest values and highest morals: Fairness, compassion, wisdom, strength, common sense, tolerance. And you shall tremble before them, for they are righteous!
So let the cheers for my demise die this night in a million throats! Let the gloating turn to great and frightening doubt! For I am not leaving!
My beloved country needs me now more than ever she has before. And I pledge my allegiance to that which she still is, And to that great and shining day that she has yet to live!
(author unknown)
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