A Spirit Reborn
In his article, \"A Spirit Reborn,\" Safire reminded me of the things that we really should be considering today. We should be thinking of our unfinished work as citizens and students of the world. We should be thinking of the tasks that remain before us if we believe in the freedom our parents and ancestors died to protect.
Now, in the spirit of Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address, I wish to use this occasion as an opportunity to call attention once again to what our 16th President reminded us almost 140 years ago. William Safire tells us that Lincoln\'s \"sermon at Gettysburg reminds us, the living, of our unfinished work and the great tasks remaining before us - to resolve that this generation\'s response to the deaths of thousands of our people leads to a new birth of freedom.\"
To you gathered here today, I say that this moment in time is and should be an opportunity for us to reflect on our own unfinished work. This is a time when each of us should look within our......
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