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Mitch McConnell

Are we still a country that takes risks, that innovates, that believes anything is possible? Or are we a country that is resigned to whatever liberty the government decides to dish out?

Mitch McConnell

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Mitch McConnell is questioning whether the country continues to embrace bold actions and creativity or if it has become passive, accepting only the freedoms granted by the government. He is contrasting a spirit of independence and possibility with a mindset of dependence and limited liberty controlled by authorities.

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