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July 4th — Freedom was never free (Spartan carousel)
Freedom was never free. Somebody crawled through the mud for it. Somebody carried weight that wasn't theirs to carry. Somebody kept moving when quitting was right there in front of them. I think about that every Fourth of July. The freedom this country celebrates today did not arrive for everybody at the same time. And it never arrived easy for anybody. It got fought for, was earned or it had to be claimed back. What I have today, the chance to build this, to raise my family, to be somebody's Mr. J, I don't treat as given. People paid for this ground long before I stood on it. So I honor it the way I earned everything else that matters -- In the work, on my faith and by continuing to move forward. So today, celebrate by being with your tribe or by firing up the grill. You and those before you earned the rest. Just remember what it cost to stand here free. Happy Fourth. I'm in your corner.
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