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They saw Political Parties like we had today they would think that away. If they so seniority in the senate they would think that away, women voting they would think that away and africanamerican president they did not expect the future to be frozen in 1787. I think that we should stop arguing about what the men who wrote the constitution meant for what they wanted to Start Talking about what we want and need. I think that is the perfect way on which to end this discussion. It was a pleasure to ...

Congratulations on it. Guest thank you. Coming for me thats praise indeed traded. Host you are kind indeed. Talk about the subtitle in your book if i may quote henry folgers obsessive hunt for shakespeares first folio. I think it might be helpful originally to talk about these two men the context of their times. Of course they were defying me two men both alike in dignity to quote from shakespeare but separated by 400 years and the Atlantic Ocean very different that they shared one thing, a shak...

But they shared one thing. A passion for on the one case writing and the other case collecting but put them in the context of their lives if you would, please. Guest shakespeare was writing around the 16 hundreds. His life 20 years before, 20 years after during the reign of elizabeth and james i and he was a wellknown playwright poet. He was also a businessman and a shareholder in the Theater Company in london. And and hes he is very well known for being a businessman. Henry soldier was the chai...

So i thought i would discuss in a book to raise awareness through a letter to an elected official. Its not to respect it and try to answer, its not that people are under some dark hole. Its a major issue i think. Most young people dont realize that there is far more impact. There are lots of letters, i think think a half a million a week. Heres how it breaks down. A lot of people dont know that relatives go to the white house every morning. Everyone expects the president to answer these letters ...

To talk about the two men in the context of their times. Of course they were two men both alike in dignity and yet separated by 400 years in the atlantic ocean. But they shared one thing, a passion for collect the good but to put them in the context of their lives if you lead, please. Sure, shakespeare was writing around the 1600s. His life was 20 years before, 20 years after the 1600. During the reign of elizabeth and james the first he was a wellknown playwright poet. He wrote sonnet and he wa...

Program. And a former israeli ambassador to the United States recalls his tenure. For complete television scheduled visit booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors, television for serious readers. First of this weekend on booktv, martin greenfield remembers his life from his imprisonment in auschwitz during world war ii is career as a tailor for u. S. President s and other celebrities. [inaudible conversations] good morning, everyone. Lets get started here. I want to welcome ...

Philippines and spoils. We took their land and minerals. Here are these primitive people and they were put on display at human zoos but i always wanted to draw a distinction between human zoos and what happened to ota benga because ota benga was not part of the human zoo. More so in st. Louis he was but in the bronx only he was a human being in a cage with monkeys. Because the director could get more people to the zoo and get an idea about making money. Less to the spectator to figure out whethe...

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Its effectively dead and there are brill limits to what can be done in the political process. The second proposition is the opportunities are opening for free creating some of the best qualities of the american project so let a just say by american project them referring to the idea that came with the founders that individuals and Families Communities can be left free to live their lives as they see fit in the role of the government is to provide a peaceful setting for that endeavor but otherwis...

And if we dont start acting now while the sun is shining we will be in real trouble when the rain stops. The deficit is down a lot of people probably dont understand the difference so walk us through the numbers with different fiscal metric how much more we spend than what we take given in revenue that is afforded 50 billion range that sounds like a lot of money considering 34 years ago we were in the 1. 4 trillion range so it is a lot better than we were then. But that is just temporary and a c...