You think it gives you a level of permission to sort of talk about the country and our virtues and our flaws after you've worn the uniform. I think it's important that this country is honest about itself. Yeah. The bloodiest battles of the Civil War were not fought in Louisiana or Tennessee or Alabama. They were fought in Maryland. But actually, I think that's one of the powerful things about our state. It's one of the things that makes our state so special, is that we know our history, and we know how deeply uneven and bloody our history was. (39:50–39:56)
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