“Our nation is far from what it was and what it should be. I have seen so many depressing changes made in my time that I cannot imagine what it must be like for you. There is so much wrong and on so many levels only passing through the crucible of another revolution can get us back the liberties we once had… I do not pretend to know what that revolution will look like or even if it would be successful…”

Letter to parents (December 2013)

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