Conclusion

In closing, I would like to quote a man who dedicated a good portion of his life to solving the ethical dilemma of helping those in need at a personal cost. The late American philosopher John Rawls said, "I have a moral obligation to aid those who are worse off than myself" and "Each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive total system of equal basic liberties compatible with a similar system of liberty for all" I am not going to try to determine the confines of these statements, rather I will let you decide. In order to maintain a government "of the people, by the people and for the people" we the people must decide what is best and effectively communicate that to our representatives. No one person can draw up a perfect bill to solve all of our problems, this country has been a joint effort since day one and to stray from that would cause utter failure and the collapse of our great nation. So stay true to your beliefs, protect your liberties and the liberties of your neighbor and we cannot help but succeed. Whatever our country decides on this issue of health care, lets stand behind them and make it work life is about perseverance and if we persevere together we will succeed together. Abraham Lincoln said in one of his most stirring speeches that "a house divided cannot stand" but I believe that the conclusion of that same speech is often overlooked. Lincoln's final words on the evening of June 15th 1858 were, "Our cause, then, must be entrusted to, and conducted by, its own undoubted friends-those whose hands are free, whose hearts are in the work-who do care for the result. Two years ago the Republicans of the nation mustered over thirteen hundred thousand strong. We did this under the single impulse of resistance to a common danger, with every external circumstance against us. Of strange, discordant, and even hostile elements, we gathered from the four winds, and formed and fought the battle through, under the constant hot fire of a disciplined, proud, and pampered enemy. Did we brave all them to falter now?-now, when that same enemy is wavering, dissevered, and belligerent? The result is not doubtful. We shall not fail-if we stand firm, we shall not fail. Wise counsels may accelerate, or mistakes delay it, but, sooner or later, the victory is sure to come." This should still inspire every American to stand firm, a united front and prevail though all adversity, I can't say it any better than the former president and cornerstone of our nation.