““Angelo reminds me that our country is a young one. And yet, in the space of just over 200 years, we’ve become a superpower. Drive and determination and grit propelled our relatively young country onto the world stage. Which is terrific. Complimenti. And now, those qualities that made our country great— relentless energy, productivity, force— are the ones that are prized. Angelo’s conclusion is that as Americans age and their energy fades, and they move from a place of powerful execution to softened reflection, they are dismissed as irrelevant.””
