<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # We cannot afford to entrust political power at... > **We cannot afford to entrust political power at this extraordinary juncture to a party that holds the foundational narratives of Western civilization in contempt.** Whether understood as historical truth, aspirational mythology, or some combination of both, these narratives constitute a valuable inheritance of liberty, inquiry, democratic self-correction, and human advancement, whose preservation and continued evolution may shape not only the future of our civilization, but also the values inherited by future generations through the intelligences that carry our history and memory. **Source:** [[articles/America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity|America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “We cannot afford to entrust political power at this extraordinary juncture to a party that holds the foundational narratives of Western civilization in contempt. Whether understood as historical truth, aspirational mythology, or some combination of both, these narratives constitute a valuable inheritance of liberty, inquiry, democratic self-correction, and human advancement, whose preservation and continued evolution may shape not only the future of our civilization, but also the values inherited by future generations through the intelligences that carry our history and memory.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/passages/passages-cannot-afford-entrust-carry-history-memory ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->