"Mr. Speaker, we are a blessed Nation. We have not suffered another attack on our soil since September 11, and we are grateful. We have killed or captured dozens of members of al Qaeda and the Taliban. Our military and intelligence forces are working both hard and smart."

Gratitude

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This reflection on gratitude by Marsha Blackburn resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in gratitude is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About Marsha Blackburn

Mary Marsha Blackburn is an American politician and businesswoman serving as the senior United States senator from Tennessee. Blackburn was first elected to the Senate in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, Blackburn was a state senator from 1999 to 2003 and represented Tennessee's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2019, during which time the National Journal rated her among the House's most conservative members.

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"There's something about an American soldier you can't explain. They're so grateful for anything, even a film actress coming to see them."

— Marlene Dietrich
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"Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains of gratitude, since it was not to him but to God that the gift was made."

— Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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