President Lincoln understood life is about struggle — wins and losses. He refused to be defined by defeat because he was driven by hope and a belief that we can improve the human condition.

I like what Elie Wiesel wrote: “When He created man, God gave him a secret — and that secret was not how to begin, but how to begin again. It is not given to man to begin; that privilege is God’s alone. But it is given to man to begin again — and he does so every time he chooses to defy death and side with the living.”

Our conservative causes are just as true and worth fighting for as they were on November 3 (the day before the election).

As a conservative, I am thankful for conservative idealists who remain a decisive living force, engaged in the struggle for liberty — unified and resolved to victory.