America's progress has never depended on unanimity. It has depended on participation. …

The work of these practitioners is rooted in a principle as old as the nation itself: the right to petition government and participate in civic life… Freedom to speak. Freedom to remain silent. Freedom to agree. Freedom to disagree. And, when necessary, the freedom to agree to disagree. …

The next chapter of the American story will be shaped not by unanimous agreement, but by the willingness of citizens to engage, participate, and contribute.