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BILL BENNETT: What I told my sons about their faith, family and America

My message is pretty simple. Remember, Revere, Trust and Hold to the best thing, the most important things

By William J. Bennett Fox News

Published June 21, 2026 9:00am EDT

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Editor’s note: The following column is adapted from a personal letter William J. Bennett wrote to his sons in 1990

Dear Boys,

This Letter is being written on a train in the early evening during a very busy week for your Dad, The President’s "Drug Czar." I may not get it all said the way I want to but I thought it better to write some of it down because you can never tell. I hope when you read this we’ll be able to talk about it. I trust we will.

My message is pretty simple. Remember, Revere, Trust and Hold to the best thing, the most important things. And I believe they are your family, your country, and your God – Our family, our country, our God. There are other important and great things – friends, learning, physical well-being. And activity – but the three things I’ve mentioned will over time give more to you of value than anything else. Of course you can do justice by them and have more time for the other things and these........

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