It is true, indeed, that the national domain is ours. It is true it was acquired by the valor and with the wealth of the whole nation. But we hold, nevertheless, no arbitrary power over it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It has been said that a nation reveals its character by the values it upholds.
In wartime we identify ourselves with the nation, and its interests are the interests of our primal selves.
Our nation is today a powerful nation.
We are now physically, politically, and economically one world and nations so interdependent that the absolute national sovereignty of nations is no longer possible.
We have the largest economy and the strongest military in the world. Our core values of freedom and opportunity are ascendant around the globe.
Who owns the assets of our Nation? Increasingly, foreign interests own our assets, and we owe them money. No wonder people think our country is headed in the wrong direction. It is.
Our civic society is really all we have by way of nationhood.
We are the most powerful nation in the world, but we're not the only nation in the world. We are not the only people in the world. We are an important people, the wealthiest, the most powerful and, to a great extent, generous. But we are part of the world.
To be called a sovereign nation, a nation has to be able to control its own borders. It is controlling your own destiny in a way, and we don't control our own borders.
We, as citizens, are the true owners of government.