The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History

by Sharon McMahon

The best Americans are not the critics, they are the doers. They are the people who went for broke when everyone else yelled to turn back. They are those who know that one becomes great because of who they lift up, not who they put down. I have learned that no one reaches their final moments of mortal existence and whispers to their loved ones, “I wish I had gotten in some more sick burns in the comments section on Facebook.”

“How can our enemies have a change of heart if we don’t work with them? How can they be convinced that they’re on the wrong path if we cut them out of our lives? How can we possibly hope to influence someone with whom we have no relationship?”