Sometimes one must look at the big picture. On July 4 2026, the US will celebrate its 250th year of independence. The declaration of independence itself stated that: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” These ideas were imperfectly realised. A civil war and the civil rights movement were still to come. Yet the birth of the United States of America was to be a hugely significant moment.
有時一個人必須看大局。2026年7月4日,美國將慶祝獨立250週年。《獨立宣言》說:「我們認爲以下真理是不言而喻的:人人生而平等,造物主賦予他們若干不可剝奪的權利,其中包括生命權、自由權和追求幸福的權利。」這些理想當時並沒有完全實現。內戰和民權運動仍將繼續。然而,美利堅合衆國的誕生是一個非常重要的時刻。