Of course, the real heroes- of this place- ahem- are out here. We meet on hallowed ground- because they dared, to believe- and kept the faith. I feel greatly indebted to those who brought us here. The only place to be today, physically- it's the only place, henceforth, to be in spirit, if we want to save this country. The idea of, planting- those crepe myrtles over there, one for each soul- it inspires. And I hope we'll all come back- bring more with us- and always remember this event. When we can stand in the shade of those crepe myrtles- the breeze, the fragrance of their blossoms.

We're told that the long struggle for freedom- is between memory- and forgetting. It is absolutely essential, that we remember- what happened here. Not enough has been said- about those that gave up their lives. They were religious people. They dared to live their faith. I think of those on the Mayflower- and those that died on the Mayflower. Nearly a fourth of the number that started out. Because, they dared to live by their faith. They wanted to be let alone. And they couldn't find a place where they would be let alone, without crossing a dangerous sea. One of our great Justices, Louie Brandeis, said that, "The right, to be let alone- is the most comprehensive of all rights- and the right most cherished- by civilized people. [applause]

Was it too much that they wanted to be let alone? Of all the lies about the government's conduct, the first question is, why where they here in the first place? They had no right, no business here! [applause] All the little lies are subsidiary to that!

We have to- try to understand what happened. In fact, my sermon today will come from the Gospel according to Saint, David Koresh. Ahem. The first line- [applause] of the poem that he completed, that was to be the preface, of the work underway. That he hoped would be the ultimate expression, of his religious faith. It's a line that seems, so very apt to this time and place. "Search forth, for the meaning here." "Search forth for the meaning, here." There were three, general acts, of our government, that were criminal in their conception, and in their execution. And the rest is details. The ATF, knowing, the presence of little children, and women, and men, in a church center, planned, and partially executed, a paramilitary attack. No other explanation of what happened is possible. And we know it! And we watched it. And then we watched the long, lonely days- in which our government- deliberately- inflicted- in violation of all humanitarian law. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Cruel, degrading, and inhuman punishment on the inhabitants of that church. Thinking of every way they could to torment them out of their minds. And out of their faith. And admitting it in their reports. There's no need to recount, all their cunning. Or all their violence. And finally, the grand plan, which was simply to destroy the church. Two years ago today- armored vehicles, battering at the building, for six hours. Flooding it repeatedly time and again with gas. I wonder if there was a storm at sea at the time the Mayflower crossed. As nearly distressing and horrible to those occupants, as those hours, to the men, women, and children, in the church here. The fire this time, took the lives, of all those who would not yield their faith. You think of what they suffered through all the days of torment, and the hours of direct assault and violence. And they gave their lives.

They gave their lives, because they believed! They did have a cause! They were religious people! And they ought to have been let alone! They did nothing wrong! The government had no right to be here. [applause] And it is for us, the living, to see that they have not died in vain. [applause] Let me tell you, it's not enough to- to only say that we failed, the struggle goes on! And we can yet see- the fruits of their struggle- and the good of their lives. It's imperative that you and I- persevere- relentlessly- until every person is free- out of prison! [applause Yeah!] Their innocence established! Until there's a special prosecutor, and prosecutions, of the people who violated the rights- of this church- and its members- took their lives. [applause] The integrity of the Constitution and the laws of the United States depend on our doing that! [applause] We cannot run away from it! There has to be accountability! Those people would be alive, they would be praying right now, and it would be a better world! Except for the mad violence, of our government agents, and we are responsible for their conduct, and we have to hold them accountable! [applause] And the truth must come out!

The great hope of the civil action, is not money. Our materialism is one of the great flaws of this society. To measure everything by the Almighty Dollar. But these plaintiffs don't want money. They want the truth to prevail. They want principles of law to tell the government, "Thou shalt not violate the rights of the people to be let alone!" [applause] You cannot murder your citizens with impunity! You'll be held accountable.

And finally, on this hallowed ground, there has to rise, a monument chosen by the members of the church. The church, goes on. I hope there will be a living monument- another church, in which there will be music, and love, children laughing, come forth. I hope it will be on this site. And I hope it will tell the governments of the world to renounce violence against their people- and respect their rights, the first right being to be let alone- and that the people will assume the responsibility- for seeing that governments, serve, and not destroy, their purpose and their lives. Let us go forth from here, committed, to see, that these beautiful souls, shall not have passed in vain. Thank you. [applause]