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Weiser: “America is a land where bigotry is given no sanction”

ABOUT US 250 ANNIVERSARY| Phil Weiser, Attorney General of Colorado. (Picture/El Comercio de Colorado)

COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL EVOKES GEORGE WASHINGTON

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The Attorney General of Colorado, Phil Weiser, commemorates the 250th anniversary of the United States with a profound reflection on the fundamental principles that sustain the nation. Weiser turned to the historical legacy of the first American president, George Washington, to remind that the true greatness of the country lies in its capacity to integrate, respect, and protect all the communities that inhabit its territory.

For Weiser, who is part of the first generation of his family born on American soil, the foundational values mark the ideal path to ensure peaceful coexistence and collective development. The official remarked on the importance of maintaining the country as a safe space for human development, strongly highlighting the vision that Washington proclaimed for society.

“America is a land where bigotry is given no sanction and no one should feel fear,” Weiser said, quoting the first president of the United States.

A safe haven for everyone

In the framework of this historic celebration, the attorney general complemented his message by evoking the biblical wisdom that Washington himself used to cite to describe the spirit of freedom, wishing that every inhabitant can live safely under their own vine and their own fig tree. Weiser recalled that “Washington often cited the Book of Micah and said: ‘let everyone live secure under their own vine and fig tree'”.

This vision, as explained by the Attorney General, directly defines the empathy and commitment that must be maintained toward the immigrant community and all social sectors. Finally, Weiser contrasted the democratic model of the United States against that of other nations in the world that are ruled by a single religion or an official ethnicity.

He concludes that the true American national identity is based on the motto of diversity and on the shared premise that any person deserves freedom and opportunities, a historical promise that drove his own family to migrate and that today defines his institutional work.