172 The Solari Report / 2018 Annual Wrap Up / Part Two And the Winners Are... 2018 Hero of the Year “It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom—for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” ~ Declaration of Arbroath J on stood on the stage alone. He was wearing a three-piece white suit with a pink shirt. Contrasted with his jet-black hair and tall, stern demeanor, he cut an imposing figure that night. He began to speak about the corruption of medical science and the truth of vaccines—he spoke forcefully and with- out hesitation for well over an hour. No notes. No slides. It was spellbinding. There were more facts, figures, profound insights, and pure unadulterated truths packed into that oration than I thought was possible. It was intellectual luxury—the equivalent of eating an entire box of the finest Swiss chocolates. Intense. Delicious. Rich. I have heard stories of what it was like to hear Mark Twain and the greatest orators of an age. To be in the audience for one of these performances transforms you. It changes your life. This was the first time it had happened to me. It was in Mexico, at night, long ago. It was the finest speech I have ever heard. Ever. Why is it that one of the finest orators of our age is not speaking at the great universities and the think tanks, whereas retired politicians whose only claim to fame comes from having given away our money are paid $1 MM in speaking fees? The answer is because Jon Rappoport is on our side. He has always been on our side—complete- ly, utterly, and without equivocation. I have read almost everything Jon has ever written and listened to much of what he has recorded. For years, I pestered Jon to package his interviews into what is now his Matrix Revealed collection. Over a period of years, Jon interviewed insiders and allowed them to “tell all” anonymously. His goal was to unpack the nuts and bolts of how our “official reality” is crafted and controlled. In many rereadings of these interviews, I have never found one imperfection. If you have operated within the system—on Wall Street and in Washington—you invariably find such imperfections. It is what gives away sloppy reporting or disinformation.