Charlie Kirk wrote to us at Breitbart in 2012 as a high school student, and we proudly published his first foray into political commentary.

A friend ever since, Charlie had been inspired by Andrew Breitbart, who had passed away just weeks before, and wanted to know if we could help him stand up for conservative views at his high school.

In the spirit of citizen journalism, upon which Breitbart was founded, we encouraged this young high schooler to write down his thoughts and submit them for publication.

Charlie never looked back. He built his career that way: with words, and with courage.

It took incredible bravery, and mental sharpness, to debate people with opposing views on college campuses, taking all comers and all questions.

His mind was clear, and uncorrupted by what our unive

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