As I began writing this column, my wife and I were in our nation’s capital. Taking advantage of a beautiful spring Saturday, we walked past the White House and among the memorials and monuments on the Mall and nearby. We saw the memorials to those who fought and died in the wars of the 20th century, to our presidents who led us through major turning points in our nation’s history, and to Martin Luther King, who helped our country right the wrongs of racial segregation.
Our greatest leaders not only had deep understanding of the world in which they lived, they also had a clear vision of the world as they wished it to be – a new country free to create its own destiny, a union united in which all men who were created equal could live as equals, and a country safe from the threats of murderous dictators....
