Yeah, I started writing the book long before I decided to run for the Senate. In fact, it was before Pat Toomey even said he wasn't going to run. And it was based on the belief that America was headed in the wrong direction, economically, national security wise, even spiritually, that we were in decline. And a belief that decline is not inevitable, but neither is renewal. It depends on what we do. So this book is what we do book. (01:04–01:12)
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Asserts that America is in decline in multiple areas.
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