We don't have to be a state in decline. We don't have to be a nation in decline. We can still be a state in our ascent. On our way up, the beacon of light that makes the shining city on a hill still shine brightly to the rest of the country and to the rest of the world. That is who we are. So 10 years from now, when we're sending manned rockets to Mars, when we're powering our electric grid with nuclear energy, when we're actually curing previously incurable genetic diseases, you know what people are going to say then? (48:56–49:09)
CLAIM
Asserts the potential for Ohio to ascend and be a model for the country and the world.
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