Trey Gowdy: America's 'beauty and uniqueness' is her relentless pursuit of the impossible

Sunday Night in America" host Trey Gowdy encouraged viewers to reflect on where we are as a country and where we aspire to be when celebrating Independence Day this year.

"The Declaration of Independence was the ideal. The Constitution was an effort to turn the ideal into a government. And I do reflect on what could have been had we taken the majesty of that clause, all men are created equal and fully turned it into our governing document. But even in that governing document, America acknowledged two things: Number one, we are in a perpetual search for a more perfect union. Number two, while truth does not change, our Constitution could and should and would be amended to better reflect that truth America set for itself, the highest goal, the highest aspiration and when you set truth as your ideal, and seek a perfect union, you will oftentimes find both out of reach," he continued.  Gowdy praised America for setting out to achieve the "impossible," despite encountering what he termed "hard" and "messy" obstacles along the way.