<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Western fidelity, in Rubio's telling, becomes... > Western fidelity, in Rubio's telling, becomes visible when keeping faith is painful. He moved from Greek examples through Christian and American ones to show that a code is more than a list of admired words; it is a reason to remain at one's post when departing would be easier. America asks to carry Greek symbols into the future, and that request should be judged by its willingness to preserve the conditions under which those symbols can still teach and challenge it. Custody that disappears at the first cost is only display. **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 ``` “Western fidelity, in Rubio's telling, becomes visible when keeping faith is painful. He moved from Greek examples through Christian and American ones to show that a code is more than a list of admired words; it is a reason to remain at one's post when departing would be easier. America asks to carry Greek symbols into the future, and that request should be judged by its willingness to preserve the conditions under which those symbols can still teach and challenge it. Custody that disappears at the first cost is only display.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/passages/passages-western-fidelity-rubios-first-cost-display ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->