It was a true honor to address the UK Parliament today as the first U.S. Speaker of the House to do so. As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our independence, I wanted to emphasize an important truth — that our shared heritage with Great Britain creates a deep bond between our two kindred nations, and that bond remains essential to the defense of liberty.
A renewal and continuation of the West means securing our borders, investing seriously in our national defenses, and maintaining the strategic strongholds that keep hostile regimes at bay. It also means restoring confidence in the principles of faith, family, freedom, and human dignity that set us apart and served as the foundations of the West.
Freedom is never guaranteed. The future depends upon our generation having the will and determination to defend and preserve it.