Pursuit of Excellence in Western Civilization

For the Greeks of antiquity, the pursuit of excellence was the very

principle of man's existence. It was this trait that would push the West to

create

and build things that others could not, marking us out from so many other

cultures and civilizations. The fire of passion, strength,

courage, pride is the heart of great civilization.

Today, too much of the West has forgotten this

quality, and so we tore

down our monuments, we condemned our own history,

and in too many places, we

taught our children to be ashamed of the countries they would inherit.

And as the West's confidence faltered, its adversaries and its rivals only

grew more assertive.

We will either choose to act now

or lose the choice to act at all.

Under President Trump, the United States has made its choice.

We choose the unapologetic pursuit of national power.

We choose to reach for new frontiers, to unleash our

energy, to rebuild our factories, to return our astronauts to the

moon, and launch a new age of exploration.

The story of the civilization is the greatest story ever

known to man, and it began here,

with the first men and women of the West.

From them, we can rediscover the virtues, the courage, and

the strength

to confront the dangers that we face in our time.