Cribb, historian and author of the historical novel old abe. He is your to talk to us about the 157th anniversary and the lasting significance of president lincolns gettysburg address. Good morning. Guest good morning. Thanks for having me. Host you wrote earlier this today the gettysburg address is more important for our nation than ever. Tell us why. Guest because the gettysburg address speaks to a problem that has been around as long as human beings or at least society has been around and that is the problem of our people going to rule themselves or are they going to be ruled by others . People who would otherwise take their freedom away. Lincoln knew that problem never goes away, it doesnt. He said it is an ageold problem. That is really what he in the end was speaking to in the gettysburg address. Day, today as in his day, there are forces around the world who want to take freedom away from people here and abroad. We always have to be on our guard against them. Lincoln knew that.
The 157th anniversary and the lasting significance of president lincolns gettysburg address. Good morning. Guest good morning. Thanks for having me. Host you wrote earlier this today the gettysburg address is more important for our nation than ever. Tell us why. Guest because the gettysburg address speaks to a problem that has been around as long as human beings or at least society has been around and that is the problem of our people going to rule themselves or are they going to be ruled by others . People who would otherwise take their freedom away. Lincoln knew that problem never goes away, it doesnt. He said it is an ageold problem. That is really what he in the end was speaking to in the gettysburg address. Day, today as in his day, there are forces around the world who want to take freedom away from people here and abroad. We always have to be on our guard against them. Lincoln knew that. If you look at the gettysburg address am a he talks about rededicating ourselves to the prin
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The green purchase button below the viewer screen. You, learn mother about u upcoming Virtual Events on our website and on crowdcast. Let me briefly introduce our speakers for tonight. Susan hough is a Research Seismologist at the u. S. Geological survey in pasadena, pennsylvania, an jett she serve on the boards of directors of Seismological Society of america and the Southern California earthquake center. She is the author of five books including earth shaking science. Joining he is henry fountain. He loves the innovationed need to overcome Climate Change if wrote about research fawning from across the world of science. He is the author othe great quake, a book but in the 1964 alaskan earthquake. Ill turn the screen over to our speaker is. Enjoy the talk. Wow. Thank you. Hi. Great to be here. I want to thank the book store and thenry for being here. Im really excited about this event. I live not far from volpemans although im living in a Virtual World like everyone else. But its long