Marco Rubio at CPAC: Millennials could become “greatest generation in American history” [VIDEO]

And I want to speak specifically to the younger people here today, because I know there’s a lot of negativity out there. I know that times are difficult. I want you to know that I believe something with all my heart. I believe that today’s young Americans are on the verge and have the chance to become the next, greatest generation in American history.

I believe that the 21st century is tailor made for America. There are now hundreds of millions of people on this planet that a decade ago were starving. And now they want to buy things from you. They want to trade from you. They want to partner with you, and collaborate with you. And these young Americans are the best collaborators in the history of mankind.

These Americans are the most technologically advanced people that have ever lived. On the campaign trail, unless you’re under 25, no one knows how to use their camera phone. These young Americans have the chance to fulfill an incredible potential and destiny. We have to give them a chance, and they won’t have a chance.

And they won’t have a chance if a Hillary Clinton or a Bernie Sanders is elected. And they won’t have a chance if the conservative movement is hijacked by someone who is not a conservative.

…for young Americans know this, the one thing that’s always true about history is that every generation believes the next generation is really messed up. I want you to believe and know, if we do what needs to be done, I want you to know what history is going to say about you, I want you to know what history is going to say about us, if we make the right choice now.

It will say that this generation of Americans lived in the early years of this new century in a very difficult time. The world was changing and we struggled to keep pace with it. And it will say the truth. We almost got it wrong. After eight years with Barack Obama and one crazy election, we almost got it wrong. We came this close. But then we remembered who we were. Then we remembered what America was. Then we confronted our challenges and embraced our opportunities and because we did what needed to be done in 2016, our children became the freest and most prosperous Americans that ever lived. Because we did what needed to be done, the American dream didn’t just survive, it reached more people, it changed more lives than ever before. Because we did what needed to be done, the 21st century became greater than the 20th century, it became the greatest era in our history. It became a new American century. This is what we have the chance to do together, and our time to do it is now.