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America
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I
do not choose to
be a common man
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It
is my right to be
uncommon...
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If
I can. I seek opportunity...
Not security.
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I
do not wish to be
a kept citizen,
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Humbled
and dulled by having
the state
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Look
after me. I want
to take the calculated
risk; to dream and
build, to
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Fail
and succeed.
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I
refuse to barter
incentive for a dole.
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I
prefer the challenges
of life to the
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Guaranteed
existence; the thrill
of
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Fulfillment
to the stale calm
of utopia.
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I
will not trade freedom
for beneficence
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Nor
my dignity for a
hand out. I will
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Never
cower before any
master nor bend
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To
any threat.
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It
is my heritage to
stand erect,
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proud,
and unafraid; to
think and act for
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Myself;
enjoy the benefits
of my
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Creations
and to face the world
boldly
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and
say this I have done.
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All
this is what it means
to be an American.
By Dean
Alfange
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