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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: TomSea on March 25, 2017, 01:48:28 am
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President Trump Proclaims March 25 Greek Independence Day!
By Anastasios Papapostolou - Mar 24, 2017
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Continuing a long tradition at the White House, President Trump proclaimed March 25th, Greek Independence Day: a national day of celebration of Greek and American Democracy to coincide with Greece’s Independence Day. The president signed the official proclamation at a celebration for Greek Independence Day at the White House.
Read the full proclamation:
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
This year marks the 196th anniversary of Greek independence. Greek and American democracy are forever intertwined. American patriots built our Republic on the ancient Greeks’ groundbreaking idea that the people should decide their political fates.
As a young Nation, only recently free from Great Britain and securing its place on the world stage, America served as a source of inspiration for the revolutionary and freedom-loving Greeks who sought their own independence. Indeed, American citizens stood united with the people of Greece in its “glorious cause” of democracy and freedom, as expressed by Philadelphia’s Franklin Gazette at the time.
The ideas and ideals of the ancient Greeks altered the course of human history, from our own American Republic to the modern Greek state and many other nations. All those who believe in the refrain “liberty and justice for all,” and who are devoted to democracy and rule of law, owe a debt of gratitude to Greece and the foundational principles that took root in the ancient city-state of Athens.
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I never knew, this is nice.
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Agree .. this IS nice. I, too, never knew about it.
(And in all candor ... I'm hoping Greek food will be on more menus tomorrow--Yum! ^-^)
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My big fat Greek revolution...