No one built this country on their own. This nation is great because we built it together. This nation is great because we worked as a team. This nation is great because we get each other’s backs. And if we hold fast to that truth, in this moment of trial, there is no challenge too great; no mission too hard. As long as we are joined in common purpose, as long as we maintain our common resolve, our journey moves forward, and our future is hopeful, and the state of our Union will always be strong.
President Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, Jan. 24, 2012
I hope the day comes where these words can be spoken, but instead of referring to national greatness, they can refer to worldly greatness. I am proudly American, but I look forward to a day when being a citizen of Earth is something to hold dear. The same way that our fifty states can be united, I hope the nations of the world can one day unite.
