ATLANTA — America’s 250th birthday isn’t until the Fourth of July, but the State of Georgia celebrated early.
Gov. Brian Kemp held a celebration at the State Capitol on Wednesday.
“On this Georgia 250 Day, we just aren’t teaching our young people about the past. We are opening their eyes to what the future can hold,” Kemp said during his speech at the Capitol.
Georgia was the last of the 13 original colonies, and the fourth to become a state.
Kemp seemed to acknowledge living through tough times and believes it is every generation’s responsibility to protect what we have and pass it forward.
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“Ladies and gentlemen, Democracy is not a spectator sport. All of us have a responsibility to continue all that we can to make our state and our nation just a little bit better than we found it,” Kemp said.
Afterwards, Channel 2’s Richard Elliot spoke with the governor about the speech, and he reminded about that responsibility.
“We’re a generation away from losing, really, the fabric of our country. That’s one of the things that really moves me. I know I’m making sure that my children understand that freedom is not free,” Kemp said.
Kemp took the opportunity, in a divided state and nation, to remind people that we have to work together to make things better.
“I thought today was a good reminder that we all need to come together, Republicans and Democrats, people who don’t even care about politics, and make sure we’re protecting this great country,” Kemp said.
This is Kemp’s eighth and final year in office as governor.
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