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Opinion: No Kings protests defied democracy, not defended it

Hundreds gather Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Poultry Park in downtown Gainesville for a scheduled No Kings protest against President Trump and his policies. - photo by Scott Rogers

10192025 NOKINGS 11.jpg — Hundreds gather Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Poultry Park in downtown Gainesville for a scheduled No Kings protest against President Trump and his policies. - photo by Scott Rogers

I am compelled to respond to Jim Robison’s letter dated October 21, with the following preface written by Abraham Lincoln, “The world will little note nor long remember what we say here.”