… who cared more about the creation of a republic than he did about his personal power. And he set a standard which really nobody's been able to be matched since. The reason why you have a republic, a government of laws, not of Men, limited government, all that is because nobody's indispensable. It's not about who's in a particular office. People come and go. That's just the nature of it. (15:28–15:37)
CLAIM
Asserts that the U.S. republic and its principles are based on the idea that no individual is indispensable.
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