Video Message: Happy Fourth of July

Just a few months ago, Americans spent the day honoring members of the military who died in service to our country. On Memorial Day 2010, we acknowledged the tremendous sacrifice made on our behalf.

In an 1884 Memorial Day speech, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. explained this phenomenon perfectly when he said:

"Through our great good fortune, in our youth, our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at the outset that life is a profound and passionate thing."

Today, as we celebrate the 234th year of American independence, I challenge all of us to find the passion burning in our own hearts, understand what others have done on our behalf, and know, too, that we have a responsibility to the next generation to live our lives so that they will have cause to celebrate our contributions and dream even bigger dreams than you and I dare to dream today.

Wherever your passion leads you, please remember that dreams are nothing more than passions not yet realized.

My dream is for every child to be provided with a legitimate opportunity to realize their own dreams through an excellent public education.

Today, I'll be spending the holiday in Tucson, riding in our campaign's new school bus and meeting voters at various events around town. Tonight, we'll watch the fireworks show over A-Mountain from the Tucson Convention Center. Come on by and get on the bus with us.

Here is a short video message from me to you from aboard the bus:

If you're having trouble viewing the video, you can watch in on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/williamsforarizona

Happy Fourth of July! Thank you for your continued support.