[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15003]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               NO PLACE LIKE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, ``We hold these truths to be self-evident, that 
all men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with 
certain unalienable rights. That among these are life, liberty, and the 
pursuit of happiness.'' Words of Thomas Jefferson in our Declaration of 
Independence.
  As we end this evening tonight, Mr. Speaker, at midnight, and we go 
into the July Fourth weekend, we must remember these words of the 
Declaration of Independence and know that liberty has always cost, as 
we should remember the words of President Kennedy when he said, ``Let 
every Nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we will pay 
any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, 
oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty.''
  We are involved in a war against terrorism. We have lost over 1,700 
Americans in this war; but we must remember, Mr. Speaker, that we must 
be vigilant. We must remember the words of Ronald Reagan, that ``those 
people who cry peace, peace, do not understand that there can be no 
peace as long as there is one American somewhere dying for the rest of 
us.''
  So this July Fourth weekend, we must fly the flag, wear the red, 
white and blue, and thank the good Lord that there is no place like the 
United States of America.

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