Thank you, Heather Higgins, for that kind introduction, for your commitment to freedom, for your leadership of this great organization, and for your longtime friendship.
I am deeply humbled by this award, especially because of its namesake.
Barbara Olson was unlike anyone else. Her uncompromised principles, her unmistakable wit, and her unmatched drive made her a unique force for freedom in American public life.
Her husband, Ted, reported that, as her hijacked plane took aim at the Pentagon, her last words in this life were about action.