My friends, history, history calls us to this time and to this place. A solemn choice rests with us – where do we go from here? Do we move slowly and incrementally? Or do we seize the challenge of our time and tackle the great issues of our day.

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History is calling us to this moment in time, and now we must decide what to do next. We can either take small steps forward or we can take on the big challenges of our era head-on. It's up to us to choose how we move forward from here.

About Thomas Vilsack

Tom Vilsack is an American politician who has served as the US Secretary of Agriculture under both the Obama and Biden administrations. He previously served as the Governor of Iowa from 1999 to 2007 and was a candidate for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.

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