The great faith that led our Nation’s Founding Fathers to pursue this bold experience in self-government has sustained us in uncertain and perilous times, it has given us strength and inspiration to this very day. Like them, we do very well to recall our “firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence,” to give thanks for the freedom and prosperity this Nation enjoys, and to pray for continued help and guidance from our wise and loving Creator.
– President George H.W. Bush, May 3, 1990
