independence and freedom and happiness

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Today, on a day when almost all seems lost, I'm reminded of the beautiful fact that I was born free. I am free to make my own decisions and believe in what I choose.  Today, I'm comforted by my rights as a citizen of the United States of America, rights to safety and rights to happiness. Today, I recognize the sacrifices made by the fifty-six Americans who bravely risked their well-being so that I could be happy, so that I could be free. It is not today, or any other day, that I am subject to Heartbreak or any of his friends. I am subject only to my freedom and what I choose do with it.

It is with independence that we have gained freedom, and with freedom we have been given the choice to be happy.
Today, I choose to be happy, because I am free.