American Values

American values are of a universal nature. Our belief in a right to individual freedom and our commitment to justice, the pursuit of happiness and equality are the values that comprises the fabric our nation. These values have found fertile ground in minds everywhere who dream of a better world for everyone. We share in common this spirit of progress and reason which compel us to protect those who are most vulnerable and it is also in this spirit that we must continue to move forward into the future. Some have forgotten this simple lesson. They are suspicious of anyone who do not look like them and sustain that the beliefs of certain people are not compatible with american values. The values of this country are not found on how we dress, what we look like, our faith or how we speak. The values of our country are found in our treatment of each other. They're reflected in our willingness to accept that even though we may not always agree with each other as long as we share those four fundamental ideas our similarities are greater than our differences. We must not allow fear to strip us from this identity. It is not our right to prohibit others from pursuing their own path to happiness even if we don't agree with that path. Our responsibility is to understand that our rights end where others begin.