Abigail Spanberger: “This year, the 250th year since American independence and…”

“Because that is who we are here in Virginia. That is who we are as a commonwealth. And This year, the 250th year since American independence and our quest for it, it is particularly poignant to pause. and take stock of what that remembering really means. Two and a half centuries ago, a group of ordinary citizens made an extraordinary wager.” (02:02–02:11)

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