The Association of Financial Development Corporations joins in the celebration of our nation’s birth this 4th of July, and all of its meaning. May we continue to strive toward the ideals of liberty and true equality for all humankind and put into practice the words of Thurgood Marshall, “Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.”