Ben Shapiro’s YAF SPEECH: George Washington’s Mount Vernon Freedom at 250 Rally

2026-08-15

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Speaking at Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, to mark the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, Ben argues that the United States remains the greatest polity in human history: the most dynamic engine of prosperity, the most extraordinary military power, and the true empire of liberty the Founders envisioned. And yet large parts of both the Left and the horseshoe Right have embraced a corrosive blackpill: the claim that America is irredeemably corrupt, that individual agency is a myth, and that only tyranny can save us. The Founders knew better. They b...

And yet large parts of both the Left and the horseshoe Right have embraced a corrosive blackpill: the claim that America is irredeemably corrupt, that individual agency is a myth, and that only tyranny can save us.

The Founders knew better. They built this country on three non-negotiable foundations: Virtue. Freedom. Strength.

Without those three, the American experiment collapses. The blackpillers on both sides are actively working to erase them. We cannot let them succeed.

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