“You have been born in the greatest country in the world. It is well to learn the ethnic backgrounds of your parents, to love and cherish the ancient folklore. But never, never forget, you are an American first. And millions of Americans before you have fought for your freedom. The Nation holds all the terms of our endearment. Support, defend and honor those who duty it is to keep it safe.”—Former FBI counterintelligence chief—and, later, World Trade Center security head and 9/11 victim—John O’Neill, in a letter to his grandson, quoted in Lawrence Wright, The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 (2006)
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