The vision of a nation formed from many different peoples bound together by a common love of freedom was staked out long before our lifetimes or even our parents' or grandparents' lifetimes.
在我们的有生之年，甚至在我们的父辈或祖辈的有生之年，由许多不同民族因共同热爱自由而团结在一起而形成的一个国家的愿景就已经确定下来了。