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Editor’s note: The following op-ed is adapted from author Doug DeVos’s new book, <\/i>“Believe! A Timeless Endorsement of American Principles”<\/i><\/a> (50th Anniversary Edition), (Post Hill Press, Nov. 25, 2025).<\/i><\/p>\n

Is America on the verge of an incredible comeback? Or is America in decline?\u00a0<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve, no doubt, heard (or even asked) these questions as our country prepares for its 250th birthday next year \u2014 July 4, 2026, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It feels like everyone is asking these questions. \u00a0<\/p>\n

For the first time in recorded history, fewer than half of Americans think our best days are ahead of us. More people think that our best days are in the rear-view mirror. Four out of five Americans now believe their children\u2019s lives will be worse than theirs. That number has doubled in just 20 years. And when it comes to the long run, more Americans worry that someone born in the future will be worse off than someone born in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But is it true? Is America really in decline? I\u2019ve asked myself this question, too. And my answer is a resounding: No!<\/p>\n

JONATHAN TURLEY: ELITES CALL THE CONSTITUTION ‘BROKEN’ BUT AMERICANS KNOW IT’S OUR GREATEST GIFT\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think we\u2019re declining. I think we\u2019re drifting. There\u2019s a big difference. We don\u2019t feel anchored to the core ideas that created the American experiment and the American Dream<\/a>. We\u2019re getting taken by the current and blown by the wind. But while that\u2019s not the same thing as decline, it\u2019s a dangerous thing, nonetheless. America was never meant to drift. America is supposed to courageously move forward, lifting up our people and leading our world.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Let me be clear: America remains the strongest country on earth<\/a> by so many measures. But we\u2019re not moving to where we need to go and what we need to be. The good news is that we can get the country back on track. We just need to remember who we are and what we stand for \u2014 and then we need to build a future on the time-tested principles that made us great in the first place. \u00a0<\/p>\n

What are those principles? Belief in people. Free enterprise. The family. Accountability and human dignity. Every generation of Americans has applied these principles to overcome challenges and move past division. And that\u2019s what we need to do today.<\/p>\n

AT LANCASTER MARKET, I WITNESSED AN AMERICA THAT STILL WORKS \u2014 NO POLITICS REQUIRED\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

We can\u2019t wait for someone else to save America. Not politicians, as important as they are. Not business or community leaders, either. The real leaders in this country are you and me and all our fellow citizens. And while that may seem daunting, it\u2019s empowering, too. The future depends on you<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That future will be a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you believe that tomorrow is going to be worse, you\u2019ll act accordingly. You\u2019ll strive less and try less<\/a>. You\u2019ll try to get more than you give because, after all, things are bad, so who cares?\u00a0<\/p>\n

But if you believe that tomorrow will be better, you\u2019ll act very differently. Instead of sitting back, you\u2019ll step up. Instead of accepting the problems around us, you\u2019ll ask how you can solve them. You\u2019ll never settle for the status quo \u2014 because you know you can chart a path forward.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The stakes couldn\u2019t be higher. And if you don\u2019t act, make no mistake: America\u2019s drift may become a decline. But if you do act \u2014 if you apply the time-tested principles that define the best of our history \u2014 then America will find its direction again. \u00a0<\/p>\n

We have everything we need to move forward because we have you. Our people are still the most creative and entrepreneurial on earth. Our economy is still the envy of the world. Hundreds of millions of people want to live in the land of the free and the home of the brave. And our country\u2019s story is one of incredible progress, driven by everyday people taking everyday action.<\/p>\n

This is how we\u2019ve tackled every challenge we\u2019ve faced. We\u2019ve overcome evils like slavery, enacted civil rights and women\u2019s rights, and given more and more people a real opportunity to live their best lives. We\u2019ve worked to make our union a bit more perfect with every generation. We\u2019re not there yet, and we still have a lot of work to do together. Yet in our hearts, we all know it can be done, and you\u2019re essential to making it happen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You have a chance to transform your future, your community and our nation \u2014 to give a new lease on life to the American Dream. You have a chance to find extraordinary success and then reach out to help others succeed, too. And above all else, you have a chance to prove \u2014 to yourself and to others \u2014 that America\u2019s days of drifting are over. If you stand by the principles that built and sustained this country, America\u2019s future is bright indeed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/american-dream-isnt-dead-each-one-us-needs-help-thrive <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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