Jon Meacham: ‘We Want to Avoid Ever Again Having American Democracy on the Knife’s Edge’

‘Remembrance is not nostalgia’

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MEACHAM: "And final point is, this is not a partisan talking point. This is not a — just a way to hammer away at Donald Trump. To remember what happened on January 6th is an act of remembrance in the purest form, and remembrance in the traditions, Joe, that you and I and so many came from. Remembrance is not nostalgia. It's an act of agency. You remember things that you either want to emulate or you want to avoid. And we want to avoid ever again having American democracy on a knife's edge."

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