Today is a two-fer. First, to commemorate the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775:
Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here. — Captain John Parker, Colonial Militia
Next, we commemorate the 20th anniversary of the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995:
You have lost too much, but you have not lost everything. And you have certainly not lost America, for we will stand with you for as many tomorrows as it takes. … If anybody thinks that Americans are mostly mean and selfish, they ought to come to Oklahoma. If anybody thinks Americans have lost the capacity for love and caring and courage, they ought to come to Oklahoma.” – President Bill Clinton
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