I understood each generation would have to step up and defend freedom when it's at risk and sometimes put on a uniform, risk your life and even give that last full measure of devotion for service to this country. So The way I view what we've done in Florida is we are answering that question that yes, self government can work, yes people can thrive, yes we can respect God given freedoms and even add additional protection. Yes, we can have the rule of law triumph over those. And so what we really are doing in this generation 250 years later, you know, we're carrying that torch of the, what George Washington called the sacred fire of liberty … (37:07–37:25)
CLAIM
Asserts that Florida's governance under his leadership demonstrates the success of self-government and protection of freedoms.
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