Baker: A bittersweet 250

- Kathy Baker

Our nation, as you cannot help but know, is in the midst of celebrating the anniversary of its founding, which was 250 years ago. We’ve been seeing reminders of this milestone everywhere: Red, white and blue signs, decorations and streamers.

I love my country. I love the values on which we built this great experiment in democracy. “The land of the free and the home of the brave”— what greater values could we cherish, what greater mission could we have than to be such a place; what greater legacy could we leave as our imprint on the world?

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