MIKE PENCE: Here's where we should look for the leadership America needs now more than ever

One twelvemonth ago, America mislaid 1 of the architects of the modern blimpish movement. But if the past 12 months person taught america anything, it is that America needs Ed Feulner’s illustration present much than ever.

Dr. Ed Feulner ne'er confused winning momentary governmental battles with securing semipermanent victory. While others chased headlines, Ed built institutions. While others measured occurrence by the adjacent election, Ed invested successful the adjacent generation. While others sought influence, Ed cultivated leaders who would transportation the origin of state agelong aft helium was gone.

He understood that governmental victories travel and go, but a question grounded successful rule tin signifier past for generations. That condemnation transformed the blimpish question and our country.

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As the founding president of the Heritage Foundation, Ed helped make an instauration that brought blimpish ideas retired of the academy and into the halls of government. Years later, we were profoundly honored erstwhile helium joined the committee of Advancing American Freedom to proceed the principled combat for timeless blimpish values. As always, Ed’s interest was preparing the adjacent procreation to basal up for state with courageousness and conviction.

Heritage Foundation President Edwin Feulner prepared to present erstwhile Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich earlier a code astatine the foundation's office July 20, 2009, successful Washington, D.C. (Getty)

One twelvemonth later, his beingness offers a blueprint for the challenges we look today.

America stands astatine an bonzer infinitesimal successful history. As we observe our nation’s 250th anniversary, we besides look profound challenges: restoring assurance successful law government, confronting the increasing menace posed by Communist China, taming a runaway nationalist debt, defending escaped endeavor from authorities encroachment and ensuring that America continues to pb the escaped satellite with assurance and strength.

These challenges necessitate the aforesaid enduring truths that guided Ed passim his singular life.

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In an property consumed by personalities, Ed reminded america that principles substance more. In a civilization driven by instant gratification, helium taught that lasting victories necessitate patience and perseverance.

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The top tribute we tin wage Ed Feulner is not simply to retrieve him, but to emulate him. Let america recommit ourselves to the principles helium championed. Let america fortify the institutions that support liberty. Let america rise up a caller procreation of courageous blimpish leaders. And fto america ne'er suffer assurance successful the goodness of America oregon the timeless truths that person sustained our federation from the beginning.

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One twelvemonth aft his passing, America needs much leaders similar Ed Feulner who judge that principles endure, institutions substance and state is ever worthy defending. If we transportation that enactment guardant with the aforesaid humility, courageousness and faith, past Ed’s top bequest volition not simply beryllium what helium built successful the past, but what we physique time due to the fact that of him.

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The Bible tells us, "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, determination is freedom." Ed Feulner devoted his beingness to advancing that cause. One twelvemonth aft his passing, we grant his representation champion not with our words alone, but with our resoluteness to proceed the enactment to which helium devoted his life, and which has helped sphere the liberty we truthful cherish.

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