Bullets Don't Kill Messages

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He had a vision. He had a dream. He carried hope—for his people, for the world. But above all he had conviction. And he spoke it, even when it cut against the grain. Even when the establishment didn't want to hear it. Especially then. He put his life on the line for what he believed. And on April 4, 1968, someone tried to silence him. They took the man, but they failed to kill the vision. They failed to kill the hope. They failed to kill the movement. In fact, they only made it stronger. Today, Charlie Kirk—a fierce voice in the conservative movement—was shot and killed at an event. Whatever you think of his message, the killer didn't erase it. They amplified it. Just as James Earl Ray did when he murdered Martin Luther King, Jr. You cannot silence belief. You cannot kill a movement by killing a man. Movements live because people believe. Because they care. And because they will fight for it. Pulling the trigger doesn't end the message. It makes it louder. It doesn't stop the cause. It accelerates it. And it hardens the resolve of everyone who carries it forward. You cannot stop what is right. You cannot kill what is good. Evil never wins. Tonight, Charlie Kirk became a martyr. Just like Martin Luther King, Jr., and many other strong voices in our history. And the movement marches on. It always had a purpose, but now that purpose has now grown. It has become ever more important. When a voice is silenced, it doesn't necessarily mean what they had to say was not important to be heard. It's a reminder of how important that message really was.