Todd Talk: Freedom Requires Virtue and Self-Government
A 60-second conservative commentary with humor and heart.
My friends, freedom is a gift — but it’s not self-sustaining. Let me explain.
We love liberty. We celebrate independence. But the truth is, freedom only works when people govern themselves.
If we don’t practice self-control and restraint, a free society unravels into chaos quickly.
The Founders understood this. That’s why they talked about virtue as much as rights.
You can’t have ordered liberty without personal responsibility — strong families, honest work, keeping your word.
Government can’t manufacture character. It can only react when character fails.
So one way to battle overreach in Washington is to strengthen responsibility at home.
Self-government starts with self-discipline.
And that means doing the hard things now — so we don’t end up living under harder things later.
That’s not harsh.
That’s how freedom survives.
