I’ve been involved with organizations promoting freedom for over 50 years,” Pearson said, accepting the award. “The last half of that time has been with policy, in the policy arena. Why policy? In the political process, ideas are the input and votes are the outcome. For better or worse, policy shapes the political outcomes. Simply put, good policies produce good outcomes and bad policies produce bad outcomes. As many of you have heard me say, I believe that we are overinvested in political outcomes and underinvested in getting good policy into the political process. Thank you for this award, and thank you all for being part of the effort.