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As we commemorate the profound and lasting expression of political convicted and took shape in this room exactly 106 years ago today. [applause]. As you saw in the video a moment ago, there is an important place in the fabric of our city. Sitting here tonight, youre not only occupying a seat on this day in 1860, new yorkers the send it to a statesman from illinois. The liver to speak would not only alter the course of the his life, but would impact the future of our nation. Since that day, scores of individuals have field your seats. Eager to explore the issues that define who we are as a country. And tonight, you have a seat to another perspective on americas next chapter. Inspired by the man who ultimately united the country after the most divided. In this history. Laura and preserve the Great American experiment. Abraham lincoln, later viewed that his speech is a turning point in his eventual election to the white house. Here h ....
Save them for the q a at the end of the event. I want everyone to know that before we get started. As i said, this of course could not be a more important and timely conversation we are going to have today. Since the death of george floyd in Police Custody last month, weve seen nationwide unrest. Weve seen protests, not only here in america but internationally. Weve also seen a certain narrative take hold. It starts with the assumption that the only way to properly view George Floyds death is through a racial lens, in fact, all encounters between police and black suspects are increasingly viewed this way. Its a narrative that assumes the behavior of Derek Chauvin, typical Police Behavior toward black suspects entered assumes that george floyd is a black every man in ....
Principles of the and white men happened in france and in scotland but i thought this image of lady liberty of the statue of liberty in this headline that i want to turn to from the daily mail trumps has new york has been lost to thaw and low life scum after looters ransacked 5th avenue and curfew is brought forward from 11 pm to 8 pm until end of week but cuomo into glasgow still refused to call in the National Guard and as you can see there some looters on the front page and weve talked about the looters at the top from the very beginning the trillions and trillions of dollars being printed in the cant tell you in effect but heres lady liberty right there on the ground trinket probably made in china sold in times square and just as quite a fitting image for the rest of the stories we have to cover max oh absolutely the poem resonates with a double entendre with deep meaning or with echoes of the past and people coming to america ....
America as a gift by france madam liberty it is you know the United States was founded on the principles of the and white men happened in france and in scotland but i thought this image of. Lady liberty of the statue of liberty in this headline that i want to turn to from the daily mail says new york has been lost to thaw and low life scum after looters ransacked 5th avenue and curfew is brought forward from 11 pm to 8 pm until end of week but cuomo into glasgow still refused to call in the National Guard and as you can see there some looters on the front page and weve talked about the looters at the top from the very beginning the trillions and trillions of dollars being printed in the cant tell you in a fact but heres lady liberty right there on the ground trinket probably made in china sold in times square and just as quite a fitting image for the rest of the stories we hav ....
Only to be stomped on and have their life choked out of them but you brutes did whats happening here in america of course yearning to breathe free is very important that this isnt a part of the problem right now and america is obviously we have the racism and the state power exercised through the police force which is and literally has the knee on the you know your boot on the neck of the populace obviously black americans are at the bottom of this but you know it is layers of this absence of being able to breathe 3 we see this or that injustice built into the system where theres a certain select group of people who do have privilege of course we are supposed to be you know a nation founded by these truths that are self evident that all men are created equal that may be true but if some are given privilege that negates all the equality that we have. Earth Michael Hudson feds 10 trillion dollars defense assets of the rich so the fe ....