Weather the Storm

Hold on to yourself -
believe in what you believe
and do not despair.

You are who you are
and though you make these mistakes
the choice is still yours.

Learn from it.
Make the choice.
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You told the truth, Kristen, and you were right to do so... but be careful who you tell the truth to, for the world will seldom understand.

Your courage it will mistake for cravenness and your honesty for treachery.

Remain honest and brave. 

Weather the rising storm and hold yourself fast from within.

It is painful but you will outlast it.

For the fashions of this world are as fickle as it is fleeting...

Press with Humanity

First, know where we stand.

Know what makes us a nation -

our vision and path.

Then, know where you stand.

Understand where we're going -

freely, humanly...

Finally,

report it.

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Get the facts -

1. Know where we stand - the reality of the nation.
2. Know where you stand - your right to your own interpretation.
3. Report it - seek to add to the conversation.

Without number 1, anarchy.

Without number 2, tyranny.

Without number 3, fantasy.

All of them together, press with humanity.

Media serves the truth. The truth serves the people.

Versus

That is to say, the press is not a separate entity with the nation. The nation is - as it were, the branch that we are all sitting on.

Press freedom protects its nation from ignorance of itself and an enlightened nation protects the freedom of its press.

Jefferson wins.