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Humankind over the centuries has seen an evolution. We go from hunter gatherers to Agricultural Societies to principalities up to the Industrial Revolution. And there is a process which social institutions become more complex. They develop certain features. Marx said this process would culminate in a utopia. I think most progressive intellectuals for the one or 50i years actually believed in the end of history but they thought ulit was communism. My argument was we did not seem to be going that this is before the collapse of the soviet union. The idea was there did seem to be a process of mode...

we, the people, in order to form a more perfect union -- 221 years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched america's improbable experiment in democracy. the document they produced was eventually signed, but ultimately unfinished. it was stained by this nation's original sin of slavery. i chose to run for president at this moment in history because i believe deeply that we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together, unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have differe...

us online and those of us those of you here with us today. it's a pleasure to see everyone. my mom called me the other day and said i saw this letter to the editor and the paper. can you help me understand it and explain what's going on and this letter to the editor had words like interest convergence intersectionality names of academics from 40 years ago in it, and she wanted me to to help her. and i said mom have i got a book for you? but it wasn't just for the most important audience who is my mom. it was also for the high school students who i spoke to earlier today. one of whom ...

thank you everyone and good afternoon to all of you joining us online and those of us those of you here with us today. it's a pleasure to see everyone. my mom called me the other day and said i saw this letter to the editor and the paper. can you help me understand it and explain what's going on and this letter to the editor had words like interest convergence intersectionality names of academics from 40 years ago in it, and she wanted me to to help her. and i said mom have i got a book for you? but it wasn't just for the most important audience who is my mom. it was also for the hig...

help her. and i said, mom, have i got a book for you. [laughter] but it wasn't just for the most importante audience, who is my mom, it was also for the high school students who i spoke to earlier today, one of whom listened to me talk and describe how america's founding ideals of freedom and opportunity are what make us uniquely american and what create an identity for us. and at the end of my remarks, he asked me a question and said, you know, you're just quoting martin luther king here, and, you know, we've heard that over ando over again. you don't need to tell us that. i thought...