If we accept that the public good requires and comprises qualities of fairness, justice, self-determining strength, tolerant cooperation, and compassionate mutual aid, then the ultimate goal of our advocacy is to develop these resources. This means upholding and exemplifying the ethical standards and values of our communities even as we resist the forces that seek to destroy them. Disciplined advocacy work–that unambiguously works to secure rights and freedoms for all–is required for the restoration of the public sphere and the re-establishment of democracy.