Viktor Yushchenko

Ron Chernow Hamilton
The 2025 Liberty Medal

The National Constitution Center will honor Hamilton and Ron Chernow for their singular impact in bringing the story of the U.S. Constitution to life for generations of Americans and inspiring a deeper public engagement with the principles of the founding era.

“Viktor Yushchenko has demonstrated this courage, this spirit, and this commitment in challenging corruption and election fraud, and winning his nation's mandate to lead after the Orange Revolution. Today, his continuing vigilance in the service of liberty is guiding Ukraine's transformation to become a truly free and democratic society, and a prosperous nation.” The Liberty Medal Citation

"We have a unique chance to implement noble ideals of human dignity, justice, freedom and democracy stipulated in the Constitution." 
Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko 
Liberty Medal acceptance speech, July 4, 2005