We stand on the shoulders of our great heroes of the past, and we owe them a debt: to preserve, protect, defend, and extend the gains they made, your behalf and mine.
We owe it to George Washington’s generation to remain free from the rule of kings, and to preserve the hard-won democratic republic that enables us to speak freely, think freely, and act freely. To preserve the Constitution and the rule of law, and reject the rule of men. These are the precious gains the American Revolution achieved. Those gains are in clear and present danger today.
We owe it to Abe Lincoln’s generation to keep the Union together intact, to see other people’s inner character rather than their outward color, and to abstain from exploiting laborers or owning people. These are the precious gains the Civil War achieved. Those gains are in clear and present danger today.
