You know, the thing that's exciting to me and encouraging to me, it's not just you gentlemen, but the fact that you came here because America was waking up. America is saying it's time to take back America. We're tired of being bullied by our own government. And we're tired of the idea that what you should do is to be paid for not doing something, and that an existence in America is sitting around and not having a job. What we want is we want Americans to be able to follow the dreams that are in their heart, you know. And the mentality of the fact that anybody looks like they're having fun, we want to tax them, that just doesn't make any sense at all. And sometimes it seems like it's such a gloomy perspective to think of America as a country which is nothing but the government's going to take care of you. You know, the Soviet Union years and years ago, they had this basic idea the government's going to provide you with a home; it's going to provide you with food; it's going to provide you with medical care; it's going to provide you with an education; the government's going to provide you with a job. That was their formula, and it didn't work worth a hoot. And the Soviet Union collapsed. It's in the dustbin of history. And here what are we doing? We're trying to look at the government to provide you food and a home and an education.…
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The speaker discusses the need for Americans to pursue their dreams and critiques government dependency.
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