Good afternoon, everyone. Its a pleasure to welcome everyone to the Second Annual deans lecture to the graduating class. And the excitement here is extraordinary. There were long lines. We have an overflow room, because this room is packed. We have people in the front rows with notorious rgbt tshirts. And were all gathered here to hear from id like a big round of applause for our extraordinary speaker, justice ginsburg. [applause] thank you. So the idea behind this lecture is that its an opportunity for our graduating students to hear from a giant in the law, as she reflects on her career and offers advice to graduating students. And i cant imagine a better speaker for us to be listening to. Because were going to be talking about Justice Ginsburgs career im not going to go into a long intro. Its just particularly wonderful to have you here. First of all because youre someone who is not only a great justice but really a rarity among justices, somebody who would be an historic figure eve
Resources. The army does a lot of things. They are discoverers explorers. Army contracts are an important part of the economy. They play a role in conservation. In the American National parks they were established in the 19th century but there was no one to protect them or preserve them. Keep trespassers away. And so the army really because of the efforts of the commanding general, the army stepped in. Literally saves National Parks until another organization can be created. For better or for worse, they did more than fight indians. The American People have historically had a fear of the regular army. From the english traditions, revolutionary war traditions, we fear a standing army. It is hard for modern observers to realize because now the military is one of the most trusted institutions in the u. S. But that was not the case in the 19th century. Watch all of the events on cspan2s book tv. On American History tv on cspan3. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg touched on reproduc