In a nation as divided and angry as we are, it’s important to remember the things that unify us. More than anything, September 11, 2001, did that. It still should.
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“Every year, we vow to never forget that day,
and to remember the events that followed.”
George W. Bush
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Remember the hours after September 11th
when we came together as one to answer the attack against our homeland.
It was the worst day we have ever seen,
but it brought out the best in all of us.
Senator John Kerry
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“A day we will always remember, a moment we will never forget.
Let us stand together in remembrance and unity.”
Unknown
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The things that unite us –
America’s past of which we are so proud,
our hopes and aspirations for the future of the world
and this much-loved country –
these things far outweigh what little divides us.
Ronald Reagan
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“September 11 impressed upon us that life is a precious gift.”
Billy Graham
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“If we learn nothing else from this tragedy,
we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.”
Sandy Dahl, wife of Flight 93 pilot Jason Dahl
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“I still have the shoes I wore to work that day.
The soles are melted, and they’re caked in ash.
I keep them in a shoebox with the word ‘deliverance’ written all around it.
They’re kind of like my ark,
a reminder of God’s presence and the life I owe to him.”
Stanley Praimnath, 9/11 survivor