"LIVE WHAT YOU PROFESS TO BELIEVE":

Conservatives are all well aware of Representative Trey Gowdy's knack for rhetorically obliterating liberals, thanks, in part, to his impressive knowledge of law and the Constitution. But Gowdy can also give impassioned, apolitical speeches sure to inspire us all.   

Last year, the representative gave such a speech at Liberty University, now fittingly deemed the "Pin Drop Speech," about persuasion, scripture and living a life of dignity, among other things. In light of this rough, dirty, mudslinging election between President-elect Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the video has resurfaced -- and it's a must-watch. 

The most moving portion of Gowdy's speech can be viewed below:

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