This is a wonderful day for our amazing Polish-American community. My great friend, Polish President Andrzej Duda, is at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Częstochowa, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, to honor and remember the brave heroes who fought for Poland’s independence after World War II. It was the incredible example of Polish heroes throughout history that inspired the closing words of my speech to the courageous Polish People on July 6, 2017: “So, together, let us all fight like the Poles — for family, for freedom, for country, and for God.”
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story of a people who have never lost hope, who have never been broken, and who have never ever forgotten who they are. And so I am here today not just to visit an old ally, but to hold it up as an example for others who seek freedom and who wish to summon the courage and the will to defend our civilization. Americans, Poles, and nations of Europe value individual freedom and sovereignty. We must work together to confront forces, whether they come from inside or out, from the south or the east, that threaten over time to undermine these values and to erase the bonds of culture, faith, and tradition that make us who we are. We've inherited from our ancestors, has never existed to this extent before. And if we fail to preserve it, it will never, ever exist again. So we cannot fail. The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive. Do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost? Do we have enough respect for our citizens to protect our borders? Do we have the desire and the courage to preserve our civilization in the face of those who would subvert and destroy it? Just as Poland could not be broken, I declare today for the world to hear that the West will never, ever be broken. Our values will prevail, our people will thrive, and our civilization will triumph. So together, let us all fight like the Poles, for family, for freedom, for country, and for God. Thank you. God bless you. God bless the Polish people. God bless our allies. And God bless the United States of America. Thank you. God bless you. Thank you very much.
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