Just get up off the ground, that’s all I ask. Get up there with that lady that’s up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won’t just see scenery, you’ll see the whole parade of what Man’s carved out for himself after centuries of fighting, fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed.
That’s what you’d see. There’s no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And if that’s what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we’d better get those boys’ camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it’s not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don’t get lost once they come to light. They’re right here, you just have to see them again.
And from the poster of the video, jbranstetter04:
Honesty, sincerity, selflessness, duty, integrity, political courage, these are the things missing in Washington. And until they return, we will continue to see our great Republic slip away from us, until eventually it is no better than a third-rate, banana republic run by tin-horn, despot dictators who exploit the people for personal gain.
Do we still have politicians like the one portrayed in this movie? Ones who will put their political careers on the line for something that they believe in? Or, are we just left with spineless, greedy people who are only concerned with their own political futures?
I don’t have much faith left in our politicians to do the right thing for our country no matter the consequence to their own future. But I do think that there are good people out there who would love to go to Washington and do what is right for our country. The problem is that they are not running for office. The likely reason for this is because they don’t want to get into the cesspool that we call Washington politics.
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