David French

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1,997 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 3d ago

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The SkyePod · French Friday: The Solution to Partisan Christianity · 28 Aug 2026 podcast

and he said no to it. voice-verified

So I'm in complete agreement. voice-verified

I think the founders would be in complete agreement that a country needs a virtuous elite. voice-verified

There's always gonna be an elite. voice-verified

It needs a virtuous elite. voice-verified

And it's one of the reasons why the founders, many of them were obsessed with virtue. voice-verified

Benjamin Franklin famously had the list of virtues that he wrote and he graded himself on. voice-verified

Thomas Jefferson. voice-verified

Again, these are not perfect men by any stretch. voice-verified

I mean, I don't know if Franklin's list of virtues included chastity very much, for example. voice-verified

I think it did, actually. voice-verified

I think it did. voice-verified

It might have. voice-verified

This notion that I must be oriented towards virtue, however imperfect that manifested itself, I think is absolutely critical and one that each one of us should focus on, regardless of our level in the sort of the social ladder. voice-verified

And one thing that does sort of grieve me is voice-verified

You know, having served in the military, I can tell you this, the military is more diverse than any American institution that I've ever experienced. voice-verified

We had all the diversity that colleges claim to have and do not. voice-verified

Racial diversity, ethnic diversity, viewpoint diversity, religious diversity, it is a melting pot that includes everyone but the very top of the pyramid. voice-verified

There's very few, like if you go to a Notre Dame, very good school, lots of wealthy people. voice-verified

And I'm going on a little bit of data that, I don't know the most recent numbers, but they were far more likely to be an ROTC. voice-verified

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