the unum has all but evaporated. now that each side sees the other as an existential threat, and that intensifies our, our public discourse. it intensifies the anger and the fear. if there is an unum right now in our public culture, it's probably fear. it cuts across race, class, gender, the divide between conservatives and progressives. fear seems to be our common culture right now. >> reporter: you've also talked about the justification of violence that comes with some of these culture wars. i'm thinking about the violence we saw on january 6 that was perpetuated by the lie of a stolen election and political propaganda. i'm also thinking about messaging and political violence. we just saw congressman paul gosar censured for a violent video that he shared online, depicting him causing harm, murdering a fellow congressional colleague. talk to me about that. should we have seen all this coming? >> well, you know, there was a 30-year culture war that was prior to the civil war. you never have a shooting war without a p

e pluribus unum. out of many, one. our nation's motto reflects the truth embodied by the asia pacific cultural center for the last 25 years, that our region's diversity is a blessing, that the people and cultures that have come from so many places should be celebrated and importantly that the celebration can be a force for uniting us. since 1996, the asia pacific cultural center has served as the unifying force in our region, providing programs to honor and support the asian and pacific islander people. over the years so many of us have learned from apcc programs. aye participated at traditional ceremonies at samoan darks i've made all kinds of cuisine, i've joined the apcc in healing after tragic moments in our country and i've joined them in joy and celebration. i would like to recognize the organization's leadership and congratulation the apcc for 25 years of service and dedication to our community. here's to many more. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gent

plur bus unum. perhaps we could try harder to hear the mystic words of memory, what a phrase that unites us. president lincoln had the courage to look forward with hope. in his four short years as president, he helped to enable america to enter the industrial age but another new age was on the horizon. we need to balance the global economy with the global ecosystem. i think about that gettysburg address and i was asked to give the gettysburg address many years ago and i tried to set out whatever i had to say in 271 words. i think i did a fair job, but i would give myself a passing grade at best but it was a complete shock to my audience when i stopped at 271 words and lincoln said that a speech doesn't need to be eternal to be immortal. in our lives as public servants, we are called on to speak very often and i'm reminded of the impact lincoln had to capture the moment, to give people hope and to craft phrases which endure to this day as some of the most masterful use of the english language. i hope