We have to stop living as if someone else will come after us to fix what we failed to defend.

For our race, this generation may be the last line. The culture is changing, institutions are hardening, communities are weakening, and the world is becoming less forgiving by the year. We cannot afford to be passive, unserious, or weak in any part of our lives.

We must strengthen ourselves everywhere: physically, intellectually, spiritually, socially, financially, and culturally. We need stronger bodies, sharper minds, deeper discipline, better families, better art, stronger communities, and the ability to build institutions that can outlast us.

There may be no second attempt waiting for us.

We are the rear guard of what we inherited and the foundation of whatever comes next. If we fail to become strong enough to carry it, then there may be no one left behind us to do it.

We are the last defenders of our race. The weight on our shoulders is unbearable.

XIV ~ @UnitedYouthTranscripts