<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="Apple-Mail-URLShareUserContentTopClass">Good afternoon,</div><div class="Apple-Mail-URLShareUserContentTopClass"> I wanted to share with you all one of my favorite banquet speeches.</div><div class="Apple-Mail-URLShareUserContentTopClass"> The title is “The Nature of Independence”.</div><div class="Apple-Mail-URLShareUserContentTopClass"> The reason why I personally enjoy this speech is because it articulates something that I find that we all struggle with as blind people. </div><div class="Apple-Mail-URLShareUserContentTopClass">It first articulates the questions of just what is independence? And it, I think successfully answers that question as well.</div><div class="Apple-Mail-URLShareUserContentTopClass"> The speech thoughtfully approaches, discusses and answers a complicated question, something I hope we can do here within this discussion thread.</div><div class="Apple-Mail-URLShareUserContentTopClass"> In my opinion, I think, no matter how long you have been a member of the federation, it is a good idea to read this speech, then reread it every once in a while. </div><div class="Apple-Mail-URLShareUserContentTopClass"> I look forward to your thoughts and opinions.</div><div class="Apple-Mail-URLShareUserContentTopClass"> Best,</div><div class="Apple-Mail-URLShareUserContentTopClass"> Darian </div><div class="Apple-Mail-URLShareUserContentTopClass"> </div><div class="Apple-Mail-URLShareWrapperClass"><blockquote type="cite" style="border-left-style: none; color: inherit; padding: inherit; margin: inherit;" class=""><a href="https://www.nfb.org/sites/www.nfb.org/files/images/nfb/publications/convent/addres93.htm" class="">https://www.nfb.org/sites/www.nfb.org/files/images/nfb/publications/convent/addres93.htm</a><br class=""></blockquote></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>