I don't agree with every word in this @DavidAFrench essay, but it's both heartfelt and extraordinarily eloquent. Read. Standing for the National Anthem is meaningless if it’s mandated, and such a mandate undermines the essential liberty of free speech. https://t.co/5qlbpNXtp4

— Elizabeth Evans (@Wallacewriter) May 24, 2018

In the words of the Supreme Court, do not make an “unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds.” Seek to impose your will, and more men will kneel (if they’re permitted), and when they rise, it will be with resentment in their hearts. Embrace liberty, and more men will rise, and they’ll do so with joy. I want those players to stand. I want to see their hands over their hearts. But I want to see that happen out of love, not fear, and so long as the fear remains, a decision to stand means nothing but an empty victory in a culture war that will tear this nation apart.