As It Stands Now, Those Of Us

Six Decades Ago, As Mao's Communists Seized Power, The Question In Washington Was, 'who Lost China?' Now, As His Capitalist Descendants Stand Astride The World Stage And Washington Worries About Decline, It Seems To Be, 'who Lost America?'

Identity In America Is Complicated But It's Also Simple: It's About Whom You Identify With And Who Identifies With You.

To Love Country Means To Rise Above I Am Because I Am. It Is To Recognize That I Am Because We Are.

True Patriots Measure Themselves Not By Personal Wealth Or Power But By The Degree To Which They Contribute To The Community.

True Patriots Believe That We Should Measure A Citizen's Worth By Contribution To Country And Community, Not By Wealth Or Power-that Those Whom America Has Benefited Most Should Contribute In Proportion To Their Good Fortune-and That Serving Others Should Be Esteemed More Highly Than Serving Self.