We are the people who defeated the most powerful empire on the planet to win our independence and to ensure that no American would ever bow to a king again. We are the people who brought the Confederacy to its knees and forced their surrender to ensure that we would fulfill the promise of our independence, that all of us are created equal and will be treated equally under the laws of this land. We are the people. We are the people who defeated the divisions of Hitler's Third Reich overseas to stop fascism abroad so that it could never be in power here in America. (02:37–02:50)
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Asserts that Americans defeated the Confederacy to ensure equality under the law.
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