Presidential Document2021-23051
National Character Counts Week, 2021
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October 20, 2021
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October 15, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 20, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23051]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 86 , No. 200 / Wednesday, October 20, 2021 /
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Proclamation 10290 of October 15, 2021
National Character Counts Week, 2021
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Every day, each of us makes countless decisions that
ultimately define our character and who we are as
people. Life's daily choices may not always seem
consequential, but they have tremendous potential to
transform our communities, our country, and our world.
Our words have the power to lift up or tear down, to
inspire or discourage, and to comfort or torment. Our
actions have the power to create or destroy, to heal or
to hurt, and to unify or divide.
As Americans, our individual character--the sum of
qualities that defines who we are and how we treat one
another--shapes the character of our Nation and shapes
the world we leave for our children. Our character is
defined and revealed by the choices we make over a
lifetime and, in the case of our Nation, from
generation to generation. As we celebrate National
Character Counts Week, I encourage all Americans to
examine and embody the highest ideals that define our
Nation and that have helped us overcome our greatest
challenges.
I have long said that the story of America is the story
of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. It is a
story of strength and resilience, courage and
character. Today, our Nation faces tests like very few
before--from fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and
addressing longstanding inequities and injustices, to
confronting the ravages of climate change, and
responding to threats to our very democracy. Despite
these trials, it is the character of the American
people--courageous, selfless, and community-minded--
that is pulling us through. As we see in our first
responders on the frontlines of the pandemic helping
their communities with selfless compassion, in our
service members bravely serving around the globe, in
our scientists pursuing knowledge with integrity, in
our firefighters combating wildfires, and in our
teachers and parents and students adapting to new
learning environments with patience and determination--
Americans are meeting the moment by working to see that
we overcome our challenges together.
Character is also revealed by our choices. We must
choose to uphold the dignity of all Americans by
protecting their health and security, investing in
their education and development, helping the needy and
the vulnerable, and erasing the stain of hate and
discrimination from our society. On this and so many
other tasks, I firmly believe that the American people
are up to the challenge.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 17
through October 23, 2021, as National Character Counts
Week. I encourage all Americans to set aside
differences and join in efforts of service that
contribute to their communities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fifteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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