Navy SEAL David Rutherford marks America's 250th birthday by going back to the source: the actual words of the men who built, defended, and warned us about this republic. David reads from the Declaration of Independence, John Adams' speech to the Continental Congress, Washington's Farewell Address, Andrew Jackson's bank veto, the Gettysburg Address, Eisenhower's military-industrial complex warning, and JFK's 1963 peace speech — then connects each directly to what's happening right now: nuclear threats between Russia and NATO, the Israel-Iran conflict, the corruption of the financial elite, and the question of what being an American actually demands of you. You'll learn what Washington and Eisenhower both predicted — and why JFK's assassination 6 months after his peace speech might not be a coincidence. You'll understand why the battle for America's next 250 years isn't fought on a battlefield — it's fought in your own sense of who you are and what you're willing to do about it.