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The Importance of Leaving a Legacy

The founding fathers of the U.S., who had a dream of a place of self-determination

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Your parents

Your grandparents

Your aunts and uncles

Your schoolteachers

Your coaches

Your neighbors where you grew up

The founding fathers of the U.S., who had a dream of a place of self-determination

Abraham Lincoln, who freed the slaves

FDR, who saw us through the great depression

The many men and woman who defended our liberties through the wars of the 20th century so we could live in freedom

JFK, who called us to space exploration and set us on course to have a man walk on the moon

Martin Luther King Jr. who left us a legacy to pursue the dream of racial equality

You see, a legacy can be anywhere on the continuum, from very bad to very good. It all depends on how we live our lives.

It is an act of responsibility to leave a legacy.