The Arizona senator pointed out that their “loyalty to conscience and principle should supersede loyalty to any man or party.”
“Leadership knows where the buck stops. Humility helps. Character counts. Leadership does not knowingly encourage or feed ugly and debased appetites in us. Leadership lives by the American creed: E Pluribus Unum (From many, one).”
American leadership is now in question
According to Flake, America resisted focusing inward during World War II. Instead, it contributed to the economic activity of around 50% of the world. America helped in rebuilding the countries greatly defeated and weakened by the war. It created international organizations and institutions that helped provide security and prosperity worldwide for more than 70 years.
“Now, it seems that we, the architects of this visionary rules-based world order that has brought so much freedom and prosperity, are the ones most eager to abandon it,” said Flake. He pointed out that the world is now questioning the effectiveness of American leadership.
