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Sunday, September 11, 2005We remember... On September 11, 2001, the nation had just awakened when maniacs killed some 3,000 people and left the nation on edge for days, if not weeks or years. Four years later, we have removed two governments, seen the Syrian and Palestinian powerbases shrink and have witnessed the emergence of freedom and democracy in some surprising places. There have been setbacks, to be sure. From Bali to Beslan to London, the partisans of hatred have struck, splattering the blood of innocents and soiling the names of their brothers and their creed. Any serious calculation of American deaths in the War on Terror, however, must surely include the 3,000 who perished one bright September morn. And with that in mind, we see our nation is safer, her loss of life less, when we are alert and on the move to guard our freedoms and to expand their reach. On September 11, 2001, a great nation - and one that has long tried her best to be good as well - was struck a mighty blow. But we are still here. Four years on, we are bickering about irresponsible and insufficiently responsive politicians. We are sniping about entertainers and athletes. We are buying things we don't need but which add a little spark and sparkle to our lives. America lives on, both in those things that make her great and in those that keep her humble. And so, four years on, we offer thanks to the firefighters and police, to the soldiers and civilians, and even, yes, to the politicians who have kept America moving forward. Kept America what she is. Thanks to them, and thanks to those whose ideas birthed our nation, we've wound up with one helluva country, warts and all. Looking back on that awful day four years ago, let us therefore turn our thoughts to the words of a great man, a man who in better times would surely have had this to say amid the despair of 9/11: America's best days are yet to come. Our proudest moments are yet to be. Our most glorious achievements are just ahead. America remains what Emerson called her 150 years ago, "the country of tomorrow." - Ronald Reagan, 1992 
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