We need to continue to struggle and eventually, things will change. Auguries of examples. One of the things have happened was they got rid of laws. It used to be illegal for blacks to marry whites. Now they can do that. You dont see that everywhere you go. But i see a lot more than i used to. I feel apartment beginning of relationships. A marriage about to become legal. It is just evolutionary. Society just has to organically subconsciously decide its time for a change. In time to move in any direction. You cant legislate that. People often say you cant legislate morality. Qaeda can because if you couldnt you would make certain things illegal. But you cant legislate peoples inside value is an everybody agrees you cant murder php discriminate . Some people push for that right now religiously. I want the right to discriminate because thats my religion. What we have to do is just wait. My children are far more tolerant of their peers in other things going on than my generation and certain
Also the author of american revolution. In addition to being a fulbright scholar in japan, he has also served at many venues, including on Good Morning America and all things considered. Our other speaker is a doctorate at the university of melbourne and has specialized training in editing from Arizona State university, and neil was up until recently a editor at the adams papers and worked at the university of South Carolina and earned a masters degree in public history from North Carolina state. So i want to welcome steve, our first speaker. [applause] thank you. On the last day of march, 17 76 3 months before america broke free from britain, epic 1776, three month before america broke free from britain, Abigail Adams declared that john should have broken free. Let me find my slides. Let me try to get this going. Here we are. John adams was then serving on the Second Continental Congress in philadelphia, urging congress to do just that. Abigail, at the familys house in braintree massa
And john adams and their son and his wife. This is from an event marking john and Abigail Adams wedding anniversary. The program was cohosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society and the Abigail Adams historical society. I will start by introducing our our first speaker. Bullock is the author of revolutionary brotherhood freemasonry, and also the author of american revolution. In addition to being a fulbright scholar in japan, he has also served at many venues, including on Good Morning America and all things considered. Sarah mann 10 will be presenting a paper in tandem. Sarah martin will be presenting a paper in tandem. She has a doctorate of the university of melbourne and has specialized training in editing from Arizona State university, and neil was up until recently a editor at the adams papers and holds a doctorate in history from university of South Carolina and earned a masters degree in public history from North Carolina state. So i want to welcome steve, our first speaker
My comment was that i might have been better off if he was dead. The experience of interviewing him was very difficult. We had a bit of a falling out after the book was finished. I do not really mean that. That was gore vidal, of course. An eminent american. Not quite of the significance of mark twain or charles dickens. Still, distinctive american and a distinctive character. A man of of of deep and conflicting tendencies. He can be generous and loyal. He could be backbiting and demanding. A controlling personality. Watch a little of this. Lets give people a chance to see what he looks like. I had the distinct feeling that we live in a revolutionary time. The rich are becoming richer. The hatred of those inside the beltway for those outside is creating a true hatred on the part of the many for the few who govern or appear to do so. The decisionmakers and paymasters are beyond our reach in board rooms of the world. That was in 1991. What did you see there . I saw him at his witty and p
Thank you. The last day of march 1776 three months before america broke free from britain ab gal adams told her husband, i hope you have declared an independency. John adams let me look for my slide. Here we are. Better get these going. There we are. John adams was then serving in the Second Continental Congress in ffl, urging congress to do just that. Abigail, at the familys house in braintree, massachusetts, fully concurred. Her letter went to denounce Unlimited Power and legislation without representation and to predict a rebellion. The latter part of the letter did not refer to the colonies but to women. The new nations law code abigail advised, ought to remember the ladies. John responded two weeks later that women already had power in practice. Aabigail completed the discussion of the topic three weeks later. Although john was not being very generous, she concluded, women could still defeat mens absolute power. The exchange between abigail and john has long attracted attention, b