[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 6, 1998)]
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                Proclamation 7091 of May 1, 1998

                
Loyalty Day, 1998

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                More than two centuries ago, our Nation's founders, 
                with clear vision and courageous hearts, fashioned a 
                new form of government for our new country. They 
                created a government that honors human dignity and 
                protects individual rights--a democracy strong enough 
                to withstand external threats, secure enough to allow 
                dissent from within, and responsive enough to help our 
                citizens achieve their dreams. In doing so, America's 
                founders created a Nation that inspired loyalty from 
                its citizens and gave hope to oppressed peoples around 
                the world.

                Since then, generations of Americans have reaffirmed 
                their loyalty and devotion to our country. During times 
                of war, Americans have fought and died to defend our 
                liberty and promote the ideals of democracy. In times 
                of peace, we have strived to preserve the rights 
                secured for us in the Constitution and to ensure that 
                every American enjoys the full protection of those 
                rights. And throughout the decades, Americans have 
                strived to build upon the ``more perfect Union'' 
                envisioned by our country's founders.

                On Loyalty Day, as we formally acknowledge our faith in 
                America and in this great democracy, let us rededicate 
                ourselves to the continuing quest for a more perfect 
                union. Let us have the courage not only to recognize 
                our differences, but also to build on the dreams we 
                share and on the values we hold in common. Let us 
                reaffirm our belief in freedom, equality, justice, and 
                opportunity for all of our people. And let us show to 
                all the world that our diversity is a source of lasting 
                strength and renewal.

                The Congress, by Public Law 85-529, has designated May 
                1 of each year as ``Loyalty Day'' to remind us of the 
                many blessings we enjoy as citizens of this great land.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 
                1998, as Loyalty Day. I urge all Americans to recognize 
                the heritage of American freedom, to honor the memory 
                of those who have served and sacrificed in defense of 
                that freedom, and to express our loyalty to our Nation 
                through appropriate patriotic programs, ceremonies, and 
                activities. I also call upon Government officials to 
                display the flag of the United States in support of 
                this national observance.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                first day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen 
                hundred and ninety-eight, and of the Independence of 
                the United States of America the two hundred and 
                twenty-second.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 98-12218
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