 The beauty of preservation is that one small change can set off a ripple that helps to revitalize an entire neighborhood or city and one person's actions can improve the lives of countless American families. And so I'm here really to argue to advocate for an engagement with creating a more complete American identity, a more complete identity when it comes to telling the stories that have made this nation. Because the reality is what you do is so much more than historic preservation. What you are doing through historic preservation is you are telling story of a community. You're defining who we are as a nation. You're talking about our struggles and our journey. You're helping us understand who we are so we can pass that on to the next generation. You and I, we do the same thing. We're in the story biz and so much depends upon us. And that's why I love that tagline. Passed forward. By understanding and reconciling the past, we can find a beautiful road forward. But we have to be honest and truthful about it.