The Road to Victory Is Paved With Stories

Commentary It is said that Alexander the Great’s conquests were inspired by the copy of the “Iliad” that he kept under his pillow. Stories drive culture one reader at a time. They inspire them with a sense of what is possible and what they can become if they achieve great things like the characters in their favorite books, movies, and shows. For entirely too long, American patriots have neglected the importance of storytelling. Why? Ours is a nation that was born of great deeds and great stories: the Boston Tea Party, the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, the Signing of the Declaration of Independence, Washington Crossing the Delaware, and the Winter at Valley Forge. We took those stories for granted, confident that each new generation would see their value and what our forefathers were fighting for. We failed to update them, leaving the market open for entirely new stories and new storytellers....