"Our BEST moments as a country have been when we see a challenge clearly and we MOBILIZE to meet it head on. That is why I come to you [now] with a heart filled with optimism."
Of America's accomplishments, not one of them was born of fear. They were born of boldness and big dreams.
"They were rooted in our unique ability to turn dispair into hope; fear into courage; improbability into triumph. They were born of an ability to imagine a better world. To imagine it so clearly and so thoroughly that we fought for it with everything we had."
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman, author of Utopia for Realists, notes that the one thing he believes is most important for people today is hope. Check out this great interview Bregman gives with Daily Show host Trevor Noah.
We will turn the destruction of American institutions by reactionary Trump(sters) into a monumentally significant transition that will bring the dreams of millions of Americans into fruition.
We will seize the moment. Start here with Teri Kanefield's to do list. Join me.
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