Let me remind you of the last sentence of that Gettysburg Address: 'that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.'
Collins draws a parallel between science and democracy.
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Freedom has responsibilities, not just rights. And if this is what we have to do to get to the point where this virus is sent packing, well, that`s up to all of us to get there.
Both of those groundbreaking projects, BRAIN and All of Us, are now at severe risk because of budget and workforce cuts.
There's no excuse at this point, if you want to -- if you claim to be a good citizen, or believe in community or citizenship at all, to not get vaccinated, to not get boosted.
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