1. We the People - Adapting Democracies
Our nation's climbing, ladies and gentlemen, inexorably towards an enlightened peak; one wherein not only the United States perpetuates the American ideal of individualism and liberty, but also across the globe. ... One of the most defining rights of citizens is the right to freedom of speech. ... Martin Luther King Jr. comes to mind. Faced with systemic oppression and violent retaliation, Martin Luther King Jr. stood up for what he believed in, becoming iconic of the civil rights movement. ... Will we ever reach the peak that we strive for with the rise of every sun: a state of perfect l...
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