Gov. Wes Moore: ‘The Ideals Captured at Our Founding Were Unprecedented in 1776, and Also, They Remain Unfinished in 2026’

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MOORE: "That act of patriotism was a powerful idea, and it set the stage for the nation that we live in today. But today we do face a different test and a different question. What does the work of patriotism require of us? This is a day of reverence. But it also must be a day of reflection. Because the founding fathers knew this country was unfinished. In fact, they wrote a document that could be amended. That was not a flaw, that was a function. And the ideals captured at our founding were unprecedented in 1776, and also, they remained unfinished in 2026. The history of our country and the history of this state, it is powerful, and it is painful. It is complex. But inside that complexity is something uniquely American. The strength for self correction and the strength to self-heal."