Speaker Ryan: ‘We Can’t Let Our Divisions Overtake Our Basic Respect for One Another’

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RYAN: "The American idea -- if you think about it, this beautiful notion that the condition of your birth does not determine the outcome of your life, this has made us the most free, the most flourishing, the most generous country on Earth. And this idea is something we can never take for granted. And I don't think we will as long as we remember our common humanity. We just can't let our divisions overtake our basic respect for one another. We need to recognize that we are all less than perfect, we all fall short, we all struggle, we don't have it all figured out, we all need to be heard, we all want to be heard, we all need to be needed."