Reply #23: Yes.

[H2O Man]

My father used to tell me that democracy is a living thing, that every generation has to contribute in some way. One of his favorite lines was from President Kennedy: "In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility -- I welcome it." I always remembered that one, and it's funny how it seems to define what our task is.