we went to the homestead of nathan hale. there was, you know, the story of nathan hale.trader. the other guy from connectivpp(. he was the bad trader. his name was benedict arnold. we also learned about the good trader. was the trader who brought us information from the brits. the bad trader was the trader who betrayed abraham. abraham. george washington. and and betrayed the future. america for for the brits. we had to learn about betsy ross. we had to learn about all of these figures. we learned in otherthese words e bound up with particular people wereouhistories. and most importantly, i think this is what philip was emphasizing. they gave us exemplary sort of exemplificatio heroism, of duty, of self-sacrifice, of those who gave great higher than themselves for a cause beyondth. now, how do you square that with a world in which what we are is the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? and that's all we are. if you drop out those figures that teach us about what it is to be committed to and a way ofe beyond oneself and beyond one's own lifetime, then wha