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Taking Inventory
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When people knew what the Fourth of
July stood for.
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When you never dreamed our country
could ever lose
a
war.
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When you considered yourself lucky to
have
a
good job, and proud to have it.
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When you weren't embarrassed to say
that this is the best country in the
world.
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When America was
a
land filled with
brave, proud, confident, hardworking
people!
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When you bragged about your
hometown and native state?
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When not everybody felt they were
entitled to
a
college degree even at the
taxpayers' expense?
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When
a
Sunday drive was
a
pleasant
jaunt and not an ordeal?
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When politicians proclaimed their
patriotism and really meant it?
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When your government stood up for
Americans everywhere in the world?
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When you knew the law would be
enforced and your safety would be
protected?
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When the law meant justice and you
felt
a
little touch of awe every time you
saw
a
policeman in uniform?
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When the United States were filled with
courageous, honest, clean, confident,
and proud people
--
American people?
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