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"Reestablishing national unity will require the bravery to commit ourselves to embracing kindness, decency, and grace toward those we disagree with ideologically. French calls on all of us to demonstrate true tolerance so we can heal the American divide. If we want to remain standing, we must learn to stand together." David French is a senior editor at "The Dispatch," a columnist for "Time," and the author of "Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation." David is a New York Times bestselling author. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School, a former lecturer at Cornell Law School, and a senior counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice and the Alliance Defending Freedom. David is a former major in the United States Army Reserve. In 2007, he deployed to Iraq, serving in Diyala Province as Squadron Judge Advocate for the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, where he was awarded the Bronze Star.