Barack Obama spoke in Colorado Springs about the need for all of us to get involved in our community and in the direction our country is headed by engaging in public community service.
There has been a lot of talk about patriotism, flag pins, and whether Barack and Michelle truly love their country, and to me what really constitutes love for country is the desire to help make it better, to put time and energy into creating postive changes in your community.
"This is the divide that separates you from the ability to shape your own destiny. So I am asking you – on this 4th of July – to reject that divide, to step into the strong currents of history, and to shape your country’s future. Because your own story and the American story are not separate, they are shared."Sphere: Related Content
"...We need your service, right now, at this moment – our moment – in history. I’m not going to tell you what your role should be; that’s for you to discover. But I am going to ask you to play your part; ask you to stand up; ask you to put your foot firmly into the current of history. I am asking you to change history’s course."
