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 Sometimes people who bemoan the modern fate of liberty wonder where leaders like the Founding Fathers are today.

How can we win the battle for a freer society and more responsible government if all the Founding Father types were dead by the 1830s or so?

 Is there anyone today with the backbone of a George Washington?

 The literary elegance of a Thomas Jefferson?

 Who today possesses Tom Paine’s capacity to inspire men during the most soul-trying times?

 In fact, we are fighting the modern American Revolution right now. We are fighting it by personal change, cultural change, and political change. The analogs of the Founding Fathers — or, should I say, their successors — are with us today. If we don’t see them, we’re not looking.

America abounds in the peaceful institutions and freedom of discourse that pro-freedom revolutionaries need to create such change. These avenues are being exploited. This war is being waged. We’ve certainly had our disappointments, but many victories too.

 Setbacks tend to discourage us. And after a brief spurt of euphoria, we tend to take our victories for granted. Instead, let’s treat setbacks as opportunities to adapt our tactics and strategies. And let’s celebrate and build on our victories. And let’s celebrate the heroes among us. Because there are such. They may not write with a quill or wear powdered wigs, but they’re out there, and plenty of them.

 I’ll bet you’re one too.