Fourth of July
7/1/2021, 6 p.m.
“If we can liken life ...
to a furnace,
then freedom is
the fire which burns away
illusion.
Any honest examination of
the national life
proves how far we are
from the standard of
human freedom
with which we began.
The recovery of this standard
demands of everyone
who loves this country to take
a hard look at himself,
for the greatest achievements
must begin somewhere, and
they always begin
with the person.”
— James Baldwin, 1959
Happy Fourth of July
