He wrote the first ten amendments that were introduced into congress and was a beyond that more than just the author of them or the person who wrote them and believed in them. I should say that in part of that of valuable institute here in washington has designated his Birthday National freedom of information day, which is we are celebrating here today along with the publication of his book. I cant help, however, but refer to what i thought was an interesting and useful from madison on this very topic, the First Amendment freedom and freedom of speech. Madison wrote, quote, a popular government without popular information or the means of inquiring it is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignore reins and people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselveses with the power which knowledge gives, unquote. And we will continue in this as we go down through the history of the United States that knowledge will govern ignorance and
Its good as they are a person its better on the page. Enjoy the book. [inaudible conversation] thats incredibly inspiring because you guys do it too had dan, which is connecting flight to the pursuit of memory and truth in forcing people to confront a history they dont want to confront, including cambodians themselves. Im afraid were about an time. You are welcome to ask your question that way. I want to thank our panelists peter and [applause] as good as they are in person, they are better on the page. Enjoy the book. But [inaudible conversations] good afternoon welcome to the Cato Institute. I am Vice President and publisher and i would heartily like to thank you for coming here, for our viewers on mina being broadcast by cspan. You may not know unexpectedly the washington subway system, the metro was closed today so the people who have joined us here have made great effort to hear something about this book, lessons and censorship, how school is subvert First Amendment right to refin
Wilmington, the train was moving along and made a sudden jerk like it was going to make an abrupt stop. This isnt the slowdown during the a curve. It came to a complete stop, there was smoke, smelt like the brakes were smoldering so we sat there wondering what had happened. The electricity was knocked out so there was no pa system. So the rumors started to fly but after about 25 minutes one of the crew came back and started to explain what happened. The first two cars were hit badly but we were lucky to be in the next to last car of the train so we felt the impact obviously but didnt get to smashup that the first two cars had. They hit, it was explained, a device on the track. They were doing maintenance and of course an investigation will be to be looked into why that was on the tracks while the train was coming. You are taught at an early age in science that when an object like a train is moving 80 Miles Per Hour it takes a long time to come to a halt. Host this is around the identif
Europe into some of it is not allowing them to some of is not that you can see the cathedral and the National Board for the time it was created. You have england, ireland and scotland. Of course the way that it takes place our collection holds a large quantity of items about that exploration which includes the moment plan they come to the United States so youve got the colonies in jamestown that is shakespeares world planting itself in north america and that is a complicated history and part of the history of the country. Host yes he was when he wrote tempest he wrote a pamphlet about a shipwreck in bermuda but he makes reference to stories about the new world of new world that were coming back and so he never visited it. He would probably have great information that when he but when he uses the phrase like brave new world, he is saying there is a place we havent explored overturning our expectations about what human beings are like and what nature is like. Thats something that is firi
During an International Soccer match. Three blasts were heard. Frances president watching the match had to be whisked to safety. While people inside the stadium scattered. But the most deaths occurred at a concert hall. Several gunmen with explosives fired and took dozens hostage before police took control. Ive seen 2 terrorists from my point of view with ak47s entering the concert room and firing randomly to the crowd. Everybody was on the Floor Covering their heads and we heard so many gunshots and the terrorists were very calm, very determined. Now with the country is crisis investigators are working to find the motivation for murder. it looks like terror attacks and it could be the worst ever in paris. we are going to do whatever it takes to work with the french people and with nations around the world to bring these terrorists to justice and to go after any terrorist networks that go after our people. Im mary moloney reporting. In new York One World Trade Center is lit up in blue.