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  • Writer's pictureMatt Garris
    • Jul 3, 2017
    • 1 min read

Independence Day 2017

Senator John McCain made the following remarks in his 2008 presidential run. They have stayed with me over the years and ring true today.


"My friends, I learned long ago that serving only one's self is a petty and unsatisfying ambition. But serve a cause greater than self- interest and you will know a happiness far more sublime than the fleeting pleasure of fame and fortune. For me, that greater cause has always been my country, which I have served imperfectly for many years, but have loved without any reservation every day of my life."


Happy birthday America!


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