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hi, everybody.

 

i hope you're all having a great fourth of july weekend. i want to begin today by saying a special word to the u.s. men's soccer team, who represented america so well the past few weeks. we are so proud of you. you've got a lot of new believers.

 

and i know there's actually a petition（请愿，祈求） on the white house website to make tim howard the next secretary of ¹. chuck hagel's got that spot right now, but if there is a ²（空缺）, i'll think about it.

 

it was 238 years ago that our ³ came together in philadelphia to launch our american experiment. there were farmers and businessmen, doctors and lawyers, ministers and a kite-flying scientist. those early ⁴ may have come from different backgrounds and different walks of life.

 

but they were united by a belief in a simple truth-that we are all created equal; that we are all endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights; and that among these rights are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

 

over the years, that belief has sustained us through war and depression; peace and prosperity. it's helped us build the strongest democracy, the greatest middle class, and the most powerful military the world has ever known.

 

and today, there isn't a nation on earth that wouldn't gladly trade places with the united states of america. but our success is only possible because we have never treated those self-evident truths as self-executing.

 

generations of americans have marched, organized, petitioned, fought and even died to extend those rights to others;to widen the circle of opportunity for others; and to perfect this union we love so much.

 

that's why i want to say a special thanks to the men and women of our armed forces and the families who serve with them-especially those service members who spent this most american of holidays serving your country far from home.

 

you keep us safe, and you keep the united states of america a shining beacon（灯塔，浮标） of hope for the world. and for that, you and your families deserve not only the ⁵ of a grateful nation, but our enduring commitment to serve you as well as you've served us.

 

god bless you all. and have a great weekend.

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