I need a new passport to apply for my 2 year visa so I got to the business of renewing, which is damn expensive. After sending in all my forms and my extra $60 to have the renewal rushed I had to wait a few weeks. But when it came I wasn’t disappointed. The new passport has quite a facelift and is surprisingly beautiful. Check out the difference in the Info pages.
Old Passport
New Passport
The first words that greet the reader of the new passport are Abraham Lincoln's, “… and that a government, by the people, for the people and of the people, shall not perish from this earth.” I love ole’ honest Abe. The old passport started with the official, “The Secretary of the State of the United States of America hereby requests all whom it may concern to permit the citizen/national to…blah, blah, blah.” Obviously! It is a passport.
The old passport was merely a collection of pages. The new one contains intricate art on each page including inspiring quotes. There are pictures of the railroad, ships, cowboys and plains. For those of us with multicultural sensitivities there are quotes by Native Americans, MLK Jr,, women and a totem pole. The picture with a totem pole also has a bear and shows an appreciation of nature. I’m including a photo as proof.
Being a nerd for both history and good quotes I thoroughly enjoyed leafing through its pages. I plan to enjoy it again when I find myself on long border crossing bus rides. I don’t find myself often impressed by the government. On this occasion I’m making sure to enjoy it.
Favorite Passport Quote:
The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class- it is the cause of humankind, the very birthright of humanity.
Anna Julia Cooper
Favorite Passport Quote:
The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class- it is the cause of humankind, the very birthright of humanity.
Anna Julia Cooper
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