And tomorrow we as Americans are going to be joining them in prayer and remembrance.
Why have we as Americans spent billions of dollars, inconvenienced our lives, and lost many of our own freedoms?
There is a social contract that we as Americans have with one another.
Nearly 180 years later, I fear we as Americans have taken too much stock in our own enlightenment and less in our willingness to make hard choices for the benefit on the country.
And a lot of the things that seem important, the petty differences melt away, and we focus on what binds us together and that we as Americans are going to stand with each other in their hour of need.
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So long as we stand together as Americans, we cannot be defeated.
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"We, as Americans, take it for granted that we've been so secure all this time, " Damerow said.
They will go away because we, as Americans, have the capacity now, as we have had in the past, to do whatever needs to be done to preserve this last and greatest bastion of freedom.
We're going to walk with the people whose lives have been upended, those who've lost loved ones -- we're going to walk with them every step of the way in the hard road ahead, because that's what we do as Americans. (Applause.) We help our neighbors and friends rebuild.
But it does demonstrate I think a part of who we are as Americans.
In a time of cynicism, they remind us of who we are as Americans.
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Living up to these principles is an obligation we have as Americans -- and to one another.
This needs to be a bi-partisan effort that attempts to encompass the values that we, as Americans, stand for.
And whether we meet that obligation not only reflects who we are as Americans, it will shape our future as a nation.
Most importantly, we want to highlight the freedom we have as Americans to exercise our right to vote and encourage everyone to do their part on November 6.
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And that includes, for example, the recent efforts in Arizona, which threatened to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and their communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe.
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Here at home, we will strengthen our defenses, but we will not succumb to a siege mentality that sacrifices the open society and liberties and values that we cherish as Americans, because great and proud nations don't hunker down and hide behind walls of suspicion and mistrust.
"We have made this last effort because we believe it is important, as we put Americans into a NATO force, that we have gone the last mile, " Albright said, referring to the role Americans would take in a bombing operation.
Hope and faith that even as we are set back by tragedy or profound disagreement, in the end we come together as Americans to set a course toward greatness.
"I think the future of conservatism and, in fact, the future of America depends on how effective we are at explaining to as many Americans as possible why the road we are on right now is such an economic disaster, " he said on the Limbaugh show.
They were working to advance the interests and the values that we hold dear as Americans.
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Finally, I hope that on Thursday we all, as Americans, remember that the Pilgrims did not have it easy.
Just as we trust Americans with their own money, we need to earn their trust by spending their tax dollars wisely.
This is what we do, as Americans, in times of trouble.
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