If Whiteness Were Of No Particular Advantage,

At The Heart Of Our Public Morality Is The Idea That He Who Gives Generously Is Most Virtuous And Morally Praiseworthy; That There Is No Greater Citizen Than She Who Sacrifices; And That There Is No Greater Measure Of Worth Than Contribution. These Are Values We Can Be Proud Of. After All, There Is No Moral System Or Religion On Earth Where The Guiding Ethic Is Grab More For Yourself.

Honest People Know That The Road To Success And Virtue Always Involves Shared Sacrifice, Hard Work, And Gratification Postponed. Telling People Otherwise Isn't Leadership, It Is Pandering.

The Boomers Have Modeled A Set Of Bad Habits, And One Grand Gesture Is Not Going To Unwind All Those Bad Habits.

Our Commitment Should Be To Leave Our Environment In Better Shape Than When We Found It, Our Nation's Fiscal House In Better Order, Our Public Infrastructure In Better Repair, And Our People Better Educated And Healthier. To Indulge In Immediate Gratification And Exploitation Is An Insult To Previous Generations, Who Sacrificed For Us, And Thievery From The Next Generation, Who Depend On Our Virtue.

If Whiteness Were Of No Particular Advantage, Then Having A Fuller Color Wheel Of Skin Tones Would Be Purely A Matter Of Celebration. But Whiteness - Just A Drop Of It - Does Still Carry Privilege. You Learn That Very Young In America.