Does The Lady in the Harbor represent an unconditional open door to the world.

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Armin Navabi

Everyone  remembers the welcome, but it deleted the warning.

We are told that the Lady in the Harbor represents an unconditional open door to the world. But at her very dedication in 1886, the message was not one of charity. It was a strict social contract.
The final words spoken that day drew a hard line in the sand that we have since erased:
"There is room in America and brotherhood for all who will support our institutions and aid in our development. But those who come to disturb our peace and dethrone our laws are aliens and enemies forever."
Civilization is not built on proximity. It is built on shared purpose. The invitation was never merely to arrive. It was to build. When you remove the requirement for assimilation, you are not welcoming new citizens. You are importing your own decline.
I am Iranian. I watched the nation of my history books fade into memory. I know how quickly a civilization can vanish when it forgets its own values.
There is no brotherhood without the burden of shared duty.
We are building a quiet refuge for those who still understand the value of this contract. Secure your place among friends at https://www.skool.com/libertypolitics/about 

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