We are not a perfect people. We have, over time, allowed our foreign policy, our media institutions, our corporate wealth to grow too powerful, to cause much destruction and harm both here at home and abroad. But, because we are Americans, we have the innate understanding that power is vested in us. We are on the cusp of commandeering authority back from a diminished establishment power structure that has made a mockery of the legacy of this great land. Be thankful and be proud.

America is not defined by its president. America is not defined by its military. America is defined by its people and all that we bring to the table of the global community. We are people who never quit on our dreams. We are people who never give up our ideals. We are people that never waver in the face of oppression, discrimination, or evil.