And this idea of a national plan about local things is, you know, it. It is not native to America, although it's been around for 100 years. Well, that's not the way our republic was set up. That's why, you know, we have 50 states that are republics that are part of our democracy, and they are the laboratories of innovation, of an invention. And. And that's the way it should stay. Because what's, you know, discovered in rural America may not be what's necessary in New York City or Los Angeles, California, but it is Absolutely critical to the survival of our country. (53:34–53:44)
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