“Freedom is more powerful than fear”
President Barack Obama
Again, we are gearing up to celebrate the festivities of July 4th, a date that has become the most important in the country after the Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776. It should be noted that Boston was the first municipality who officially designated the Fourth of July as a holiday in 1783.
It is noteworthy that it is a day of rejoicing, especially for us immigrants who have arrived in this country in search of the freedom that many of us lost in our own. It is a day to thank those who for 233 years have kept it the cornerstone of democracy and a haven for those who wish to make it their homeland.
We believe that the phrase “American by Choice” is very appropriate and has a very special meaning on this day. We choose to live in the United States because few countries in the world allow us the freedom to criticize it and love it at the same time. This country has faults and we all work together to correct them, and amid differences, we also join in the celebrations. No other country respects differences of opinions in the way we do it here.
Unfortunately, evil forces are bent on destroying what for so long, sweat and blood has cost us to build. The plans show that these forces want to impose spreading fear among people worldwide.
Although in distant shores, are still fresh in our memory the slaughter of Paris, Brussels and most recently in Istanbul. In our territory we have also felt samples of that terror with the slaughter perpetrated in San Bernardino, California which President Obama called “a terrorist act designed to kill innocent people” and acknowledged that “the threat of terrorism is real” and made a promise: “We will succeed, we will destroy the Islamic State.”
We agree with President Obama when he said, “Freedom is more powerful than fear.”
