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Pete Hegseth: “In the course of human history, we are in the 0.001%. When…”

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The Rise and Fall of American Patriotism Pete Hegseth The Way I Heard It

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And that's why I want to write these books, too, is to inspire my kids and other generations, just like you, to love the country first and then we can debate about how we make it better. But my goodness, In the course of human history, we are in the 0.001%. When you look at quality of life and freedom and opportunity, it's not even close between this experiment and anything else. You're talking about perspective and context and being able to fairly compare the United States with any other form of government out there today, but also being able to look back 250 years and think about those founders and that generation in their time. (18:47–19:00)

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Asserts that the U.S. is in the top 0.001% in terms of quality of life, freedom, and opportunity.

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