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Ron DeSantis: “I really believe that the founders looked down and surveyed…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Speaks at Danbury Institute's "Revive This Nation" Conference in Orlando

Published | Video Starts at 32:07

I want to thank you for coming to the Free State of Florida. I can look back with the 250th anniversary and say this. I really believe that the founders looked down and surveyed the scene right now, that they would point to the Free State of Florida as a state that is carrying on that spirit of 1776. that is realizing the aspirations they had for our young republic. And that has given people more opportunities than just about anywhere else in the entire world. (32:07–32:20)

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Asserts that Florida embodies the spirit of 1776 according to the founders' ideals.

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