came before and everything that followed. they stopped time. they rip away the trivial from the essential and they force us to confront hard truths about ourselves, about our institutions and about our democracy. in the words of scripture, they remind us to hate evil, love good and establish justice in the gate. last week, president harris and i stood in the united states capitol to observe one of those before and after moments in american history. january 6th insurrection on the citadel of our democracy. today we come to atlanta, the cradle of civil rights, to make