Roger: I don’t think many Americans realize how lucky we are. Yeah, we do have people struggling right now, but we live better than everybody in the world I’ve ever seen.

Ethan: A lot of people don’t have what we have.

On patriotism and President Trump:

Roger: I don’t agree with him. I’m a bleeding-heart liberal, but I still have to support the guy because he is our president. If we don’t, we’re just dividing that nation even more. It’s embarrassing that our kids see this.

‘We’re Still Free to Choose, and to Be’

Karene-Sean Hines, who teaches middle school English to English-language learners and students with learning disabilities, was heading to Barnstead, N.H., to “eat lots of seafood.”

What are you celebrating most this Fourth of July?

Freedom. We are a country where we’re still free to choose, and to be. It’s so wonderful.

In these divided times, what does patriotism mean to you?

Patriotism really means focusing on what is positive about this country. Our loyalty to our flag, and what it stands for. Our diversity, which is our greatest strength. When you say, ‘Who’s America?’ we are all Americans. We’re a country of immigrants.

How do you express that?

“We have a lot of flags, that’s for sure. Yes we do. We make sure everyone knows this is our country.”

‘We’re Celebrating Hope for the Future’

Sveta Bartsch, 40, a paralegal, and her husband, David, 54, a landscape architect, were making the six-hour trek from Cambridge, Mass., to drop off their daughter at camp in Canada.