"I bid you stand, Men of the West!"

[Ithuilwen]

I am sixteen. For the sake of my future, I cannot allow myself to believe that Bush won this election fair and square, that the majority of Americans are closeminded bigots, that this country is conservative at heart. I have had a hard time of late clinging to my idealism and hope (naive as it may be) that there is at least some inherent good in mankind.

So, to rally our faith in why we supported John Kerry for president, and why we're all here as members of this forum, I quote a speech given by Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings movies:

Hold your ground! Hold your ground.

Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers,

I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me.

A day may come when the courage of men fails,

when we forsake our friends

and break all bonds of fellowship,

but it is not this day.

An hour of wolves and shattered shields,

when the age of men comes crashing down,

but it is not this day.

This day we fight!

For all that you hold dear on this good Earth,

I bid you stand, Men of the West!!

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/mp3clips/newmoviespeeches/moviespeechreturnoftheking.mp3