[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 25657-25658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10458]


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                Proclamation 9116 of April 30, 2014

                
Loyalty Day, 2014

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Over 150 years ago, as a civil war threatened to 
                dissolve our Union, President Abraham Lincoln delivered 
                the Gettysburg Address. Defining the American 
                experiment as ``conceived in liberty, and dedicated to 
                the proposition that `all men are created equal,' '' he 
                resolved that our Nation ``shall not perish from the 
                earth.'' He understood that what makes America most 
                worth preserving are our founding ideals. These ideals 
                compelled colonists to rise up against an empire, and 
                they have sustained generations of service members 
                through the darkest days of war.

                In the United States of America, we do not define 
                loyalty as adherence to any single leader, party, or 
                political platform. When we make big decisions as a 
                country, we necessarily stir up passions and 
                controversy. These debates are a hallmark of democracy; 
                they allow us to trade ideas, question antiquated 
                notions, and ensure our Nation's course reflects the 
                will of the American people. Yet even as we disagree, 
                we remain true to our shared values and our common 
                hopes for America's future.

                On Loyalty Day, we renew our conviction to the 
                principles of liberty, equality, and justice under the 
                law. We accept our responsibilities to one another. And 
                we remember that our differences pale in comparison to 
                the strength of the bonds that hold together the most 
                diverse Nation on earth.

                In order to recognize the American spirit of loyalty 
                and the sacrifices that so many have made for our 
                Nation, the Congress, by Public Law 85-529 as amended, 
                has designated May 1 of each year as ``Loyalty Day.'' 
                On this day, let us reaffirm our allegiance to the 
                United States of America and pay tribute to the 
                heritage of American freedom.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 
                2014, as Loyalty Day. This Loyalty Day, I call upon all 
                the people of the United States to join in support of 
                this national observance, whether by displaying the 
                flag of the United States or pledging allegiance to the 
                Republic for which it stands.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirtieth day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand fourteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2014-10458
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