But this doesn’t mean we’re striving to form a union that is perfect. We are striving to forge our union with purpose, To compose a country committed To all cultures, colors, characters, And conditions of man. And so we lift our gazes not To what stands between us, But what stands before us. We close the divide, Because we know to put Our future first, we must first Put our differences aside. We lay down our arms So that we can reach our arms out to one another. We seek harm to none, and harmony for all.