Office of the Press Secretary
(Palo Alto, California)
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For Immediate Release May 1, 1998
LOYALTY DAY, 1998
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
More than two centuries ago, our Nation's founders, with clear
vision and courageous hearts, fashioned a new form of government for
our new country. They created a government that honors human dignity
and protects individual rights -- a democracy strong enough to
withstand external threats, secure enough to allow dissent from within,
and responsive enough to help our citizens achieve their dreams. In
doing so, America's founders created a Nation that inspired loyalty
from its citizens and gave hope to oppressed peoples around the world.
Since then, generations of Americans have reaffirmed their loyalty
and devotion to our country. During times of war, Americans have
fought and died to defend our liberty and promote the ideals of
democracy. In times of peace, we have strived to preserve the rights
secured for us in the Constitution and to ensure that every American
enjoys the full protection of those rights. And throughout the
decades, Americans have strived to build upon the "more perfect Union"
envisioned by our country's founders.
On Loyalty Day, as we formally acknowledge our faith in America
and in this great democracy, let us rededicate ourselves to the
continuing quest for a more perfect union. Let us have the courage
not only to recognize our differences, but also to build on the dreams
we share and on the values we hold in common. Let us reaffirm our
belief in freedom, equality, justice, and opportunity for all of our
people. And let us show to all the world that our diversity is a
source of lasting strength and renewal.
The Congress, by Public Law 85-529, has designated May 1 of each
year as "Loyalty Day" to remind us of the many blessings we enjoy as
citizens of this great land.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 1998, as Loyalty Day. I
urge all Americans to recognize the heritage of American freedom, to
honor the memory of those who have served and sacrificed in defense of
that freedom, and to express our loyalty to our Nation through
appropriate patriotic programs, ceremonies, and activities. I also
call upon Government officials to display the flag of the United States
in support of this national observance.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of
May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-eight, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
twenty-second.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
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