"I say we have not even had the decency to maintain the assets that our parents and grandparents built for us - our roads, our bridges, our wastewater systems, our sewer systems; by the way, those weren't Bolsheviks, those weren't socialists that built those things for us - much less build the infrastructure we need for the 21st century"

This quote by Michael Bennett is a contact us to action for the existing generation to take responsibility for the framework that was constructed by our parents and also grandparents. He is emphasizing that these properties were not built by Bolsheviks or socialists, yet by hardworking people who wanted to leave something behind for future generations. He is prompting us to preserve as well as build on these properties, to make sure that we can have the facilities essential for the 21st century. This quote is a tip that we have an obligation to deal with the framework that was constructed for us, and to build on it for the future. We have to do something about it currently to make sure that our roadways, bridges, wastewater systems, and also sewer systems are kept and also boosted for the future.