On this day in 1775, the Shot Heard Round the World was fired. American militiamen turned back the Redcoats at North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts. The Revolution had begun.
I said it before and I'll say it again: I believe in American exceptionalism. I believe the United States is a singular nation in world history. How many other revolutions have had the unprecedented positive success of ours over such a long time frame? Not many.
Are we perfect? Of course not. We have stains on our historical record which we should never ignore. We must, if we are to be true to our ideals, admit and learn from our mistakes. Yet that doesn't mean we cannot be proud of our achievements. The citizen soldiers of the 1770s made those achievements possible. If anyone ever really understood responsibility towards their fellow peoples, they did.
The world is a better place because of the United States. I am proud of that fact, and proud to be an American.
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