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I too am impressed. Here’s how the column ends:

Ronald Reagan’s warning has never been more poignant-that if we should fail, “history will record with the greatest astonishment that those who had the most to lose did the least to prevent its happening.”

From the green fields of Lexington and Concord to the distant shores of Inchon and the burning deserts of Iraq, the earth is stained wet with the blood of American heroes who died in defense of our people, our country and the cause of freedom.

And if the American nation is to survive, and the cause of freedom along with it, then her people must love and protect her. History is filled with great nations now long gone. Tomorrow is promised to no one.

We must remember that America is a living thing, with a beating heart. She is not simply some abstract ideal, but the very embodiment of the American people. Her greatness lies in us. Her perseverance, or her downfall, lies in us.

History has bestowed you and I with a great blessing. We live in a country many would-and have-given everything to be a part of. This blessing, however, comes with a burden, for it falls on our shoulders to preserve the “last best hope of mankind.”

Just as it was in our earliest days as 13 colonies, only united can we shoulder the burden. Only united, will our beloved republic endure.

And God willing, may it be so.

Stephen Miller is a Trinity senior. His column runs every other Monday. This is his final column.