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We are a multicultural country - always have been, and to our credit, always will be. It is something that we should be very proud of and embrace.

We are, by many measures, one of the more diverse cities in the country, growing more diverse all the time, and one of the more harmonious in terms of how we live together.

While we celebrate our diversity, what surprises me time and time again as I travel around the constituency is that we are far more united and have far more in common with each other than things that divide us.

Here in America, we don't let our differences tear us apart. Not here. Because we know that our greatness comes from when we appreciate each other's strengths, when we learn from each other, when we lean on each other, because in this country, it's never been each person for themselves. No, we're all in this together. We always have been.

Our culture, language, history, and values are vital to uniting us as a nation.

We are the only country in the world that has taken people from so many different backgrounds, which is a great achievement by itself, but an even greater achievement is that we have turned all of that variety and diversity into unity.

We stand strong together - as Americans - many cultures, races and faiths, but one nation under God.

The greatness of Americans is that we are mosaic - we are diverse.

We're in this together. We are Americans. We all have to do the best we can. And we will because that's who we are.

Our cultural diversity has most certainly shaped our national character.