It is my position that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. No matter how I look at this issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of honesty and integrity, particularly in the context of allowing LGBTQ+ individuals to serve openly in the military.
Michael Mullen expresses a strong moral stance against a policy that compels individuals to hide their sexual orientation while serving in the military. He believes that forcing young men and women to conceal their true selves for the sake of service is inherently troubling and contrary to principles of honesty and respect for their identities, thereby advocating for the right for LGBTQ+ individuals to serve authentically.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech advocating for LGBTQ+ rights in the military.
Some 70% to 80% of all who join the military will return to the civilian workforce. They'll return to communities, and one of the things I've worried about is the increasing disconnect between the American people and our men and women in uniform. We come from fewer and fewer places. We're less than 1% of the population.
Hope and faith. You have to have hope and faith... Long ways to go. Grateful to survive. I's frustrating. Mentally hard. Hard work. I'm trying. Trying so hard to get better. Regain what I've lost... I will get stronger. I will return.
I died upon that mountain. There is no question. A part of me will forever be upon that mountain. Dead. That's my brothers died. If there's a part of me that live, because of my brothers. Because of them I am still alive, and I can never forget, that no matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets, or how far you fall. You are never out of the fight.
[Oppose] with manly firmness [any] invasions on the rights of the people.
But come here, Fear. / I am alive! / And you are so afraid / of dying.
Everyone recognizes that Stephen was Spirit-filled when he was performing wonders. Yet, he was just as Spirit-filled when he was being stoned to death.
If you hold your fire until you see the whites of his eyes, you will never know what hit you.
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