I have a right to a safe learning environment. That's what you guys are paying for.
We're paying for you to get an education. And I'm starting to wonder if it's money well spent.
And a lawsuit against the U.S. Government. Who's paying for that?
There's a legal aid clinic in town. They fight against injustice.
Will you listen to this kid? Some security guy bumping into you is not an injustice.
I was exercising my right to free speech. They were trying to silence me.
God, it's like he's two. You're dropping the lawsuit, Bri. Or you can pay your own tuition.
If I may, um, I think the thing getting lost here, uh, Mr. and Mrs. Lindstrom, is your son's passionate commitment to social justice. Young people rising up against the abuse of power has been a force many times in this country, and Brian was right. Not about the mining contract-- that was legitimate. But about the larger issue. The brutal legacy of colonialism asserting itself once again in Chile. That turned out to be true. And, Brain, without you guys and the Chilean citizens rising up against what you thought was wrong, the Inhawoji people might not have dared raise their voices, too, and found a world ready to listen.
Thanks, Mrs. Secretary.
Madam Secretary.
Don't stop speaking truth to power. But maybe the best way to call upon our better selves is for you to show us yours.
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