Let us give thanks for family, friends, and the right to speak freely. There is so much potential for good in our country, and we must all do our best to allow that potential to become reality. We must never back down from those who are imperious, authoritarian, selfish, and greedy. We must push back against injustice, violence, intolerance, and war. We must seek a newer world, a better world. And we are free to do that. For which we must be thankful.