"In this country, we could achieve the wildest and most impossible dreams, and no dream in history is bigger or more incredible than the one that started on July 4th, 1776," he said.
He described the diverse composition of the early revolutionary forces.
"The war for independence was launched by minutemen, farmers, blacksmiths, tradesmen who took up their muskets against the mightiest army on earth," Trump said.
He emphasized that the republic has outlasted historical adversaries.
"Over 250 years, the world has seen the great empires, vast kingdoms, mighty nations and terrible tyrants: They came and they went, but after 2 1/2 centuries, this American republic still stands tall and strong," he stated.
Trump lauded the achievements of the American people.
"Americans won the West and built the modern world, because America is a nation of winners, and today our country is winning again," he said.
He declared that the administration would continue to foster national strength. "America is back and we want to keep America great," Trump said.
Trump asserted that American power serves as a global mechanism for peace. "American strength and power is not something to be ashamed of.
It is something that we are very, very proud of," he said.
He highlighted the historical role of the U. S.
military. "This country has been the greatest force for peace and justice on earth in the last century.
We defeated tyrants, demolished evil, and saved freedom again and again," Trump said.
The address continued with expressions of unlimited potential. "There is no challenge Americans cannot overcome," he said.
