Korea is a small country, thousands of miles away.

But what is happening there is important to every American.

Pre-nations must be on their guard.

We are united in the testing, coming as slavery.

We know that the cost of freedom is high,

but we are determined to preserve our freedom no matter what the cost.

Every nation has its own mythology.

People will often say something like, oh, that's a myth.

Meaning that the event in question never happened.

But abiding myths are not untrue.

They're super true.

They capture in a story that likely did not happen.

The essence of the character involved.

Now, if you look at myths in this way,

you see that they're a form of shorthand

that reveals a more nuanced, deeper truth.

For example, America has mythical stories of George Washington.

Young George once chopped down a cherry tree

and when confronted about this act of vandalism,

replied, father, I cannot tell a lie.

I chopped down the cherry tree.

As a young man, Washington threw a silver dollar

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