So many people are saying this is not the same America I knew. Others say, I hardly recognize my country anymore.

Whatever happened to us, certainly this is not the America as envisaged by the founding fathers.

The founding fathers who pledge their honor and their fortune, and even their lives,

to found the freest and the most generous nation known to man.

They would not recognize the America of the 2020s.

Those 56 courageous men who fix his signatures to the Declaration of Independence,

they did so in a total dependence on God alone. Unashamedly, they declared that with firm

reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our fortunes,

and our sacred honor. And while they had varying degrees of faith in God, and yet they all believed

that it is better to live under God's authority than man's tyranny.

Amen. Thank you. to live under God's authority than man's tyranny.

They believe that to be born free and live free is a great privilege.

They knew that to die free is an awesome responsibility. Beloved friends, listen to me, you would not have

listened to me for very long time without realizing that I feel privileged. Now we're

mocking people who are privileged. Let me tell you something. I am very privileged, not just privileged, very privileged, to live in this land of the free

and the home of the brave.

Because of the privilege I feel, because of the benefits I have gained, because of the blessings

that their sacrifice afforded me, because of all of that, I feel a sense of responsibility

of carrying the torch and legacy to the next generation.

Oh. and legacy to the next generation. Oh, wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute, before you start accusing me of being confused,

or before you accuse me, as some have, as a right-wing nationalist. I need to hasten to say that I'm not confused. I'm not

confused. I don't confuse America with my ultimate home in heaven. No, I'm not confusing my

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