We have been one of the most enslaving nations of history. And, out of this came freedom? Out of this came equality?

  Bless us, for what we have become. We are a nation of contrasts. We forced the Native Americans on what to some degree was a forced death march, the trail of tears. We are the first (and only) nation to have used a nuclear bomb. The largest carpet bombing in history came at our hands. We may have exterminated whole tribes of natives. We did not start with giving women the right to vote. The list could go on. We are not perfect.

  But, we seek to become it. We change our ways, when they are wrong. This nation stands as the beacon of liberty, and the land of equality.