This thought scares me too …

There is a path to civic renewal. You all must act for the good of the nation, for our souls, for the nation we won’t live to see, for our children and theirs. We can’t allow the very real pearl we had in our hands to be indifferently kicked away.

That’s why we’re here – to ensure the youngest that they have us at their backs, and we will not abandon them. Because . . .

If America goes away, what then?

-Richard Dreyfuss, from his book, One Thought Scares Me …