In the position to advise people how to use their liberty. That is one thing. And i think people should do whatever the hell they want. They want to go crazy on social media . Do it. You want to go and insult people . Do it. Even if you want to be racist. We cannot stop it. I will give an example that is not american and more international. Do you remember, of course, and this is something i give advice to my people. When people were offended by the Charlie Hebdo character and the danish cartoons before that and we were up in arms and i said you go and make them scared and what do you think will happen . You will close down Charlie Hebdo . Bravo. You have the internet that is never closed. You cannot stop people. You cannot draw the line. I am sure. Like one of the side effects of democracy is you have to listen to ideas and opinions you dont like. It is part of the problem. If you dont like it, you can chose not to see and not to see. But it is people expressing opinions. We live in a
Up next, Laura Auricchio recounts the life of marquis de lafayette and wil the role he played in the american and french revolutions. This is about one hour. Okay. Im tim marshall, provost of the new school and im delighted to welcome everyone here for this wonderful event to launch Laura Auricchios new book which is right here. [applause] the Marquis Lafayette reconsidered which came out this month published by this has been research over the course of seven years its a major biography that dont into the personal life of the passionate french hero of the American Revolution over several tumultuous decades. The book provides a depiction of some accounting figures of this historical period while eliminating and exploring the new role of the press and Public Opinion in the politics of the time. The personal letters of the marquis de lafayette which can be found in the collection of the library of congress and Cornell University provides many of the books anecdotes. A few words about laur
French revolutions. This is about one hour. Okay. Im tim marshall the provost for the new school and im delighted to welcome everyone here for this wonderful event to launch laura auricchios new book which is right here. [applause] the Marquis Lafayette reconsidered which came out this month published by knox publishers. This is a research over the course of seven years at a major part of it the tilted personal life from the inside of the passion french hero become of the American Revolution of several freshmen over several to watch the kids. Theres an intimate depiction summit towering figures of the historical period while also eliminating and explore the new role of the press and publication the politics of the time. The personal letters of marquis de lafayette which can be found in in the collection of elaborate of congress and at Cornell University provides many of the books anecdotes. And now a few words about laura. She is a specialist in 18th century french history and art and
Now joining us on booktv is robert george, professor of Juris Prudence here at princeton, university. Way want to talk to him about his recent book conscience and its enemies confronting the dog mas of liberal secularism. Dr. George oh, do you you define liberal secular system. Guest a view about human detonation and dignity that competes with other views some secular but not liberal, some religious. Its a view that is very common in places like the one where we are right now university communities. I would venture to say its the predominant view in the elite sector our our culture and prominent in europe, which has become a very secular society. It embraces ideas about liberty and the personality, about the nature of human beings about ethics that are distinctive in our own time. Its associated with socially liberal views about matters of sexuality, abortion life and death issues. Generally identity issues. Kind of the spectrum of socalled hot button morally charged issues in our own
I was not talking about that particular year generally but it is said the the sector of the culture it is divided with popular opinion is very different and by definition it is more influential william f. Buckley once caught the spirit of that talking about his preference been governed by the first 800 names with the boston in telephone directory. What he was the institution based on the marital that gives people the fundamental care and nurturing and education at least until they reach maturity the first years of their lives. Create go astray when a substitute operations for the family. In my view it is department of welfare it does better than any cando but that fundamental job to each new generation the character in the interest to date to be could citizens and all other institutions of the political system depend on there being a fairly large number of people that our hard working lot because they fear for but they need managers who are responsible. But they cannot produce such peo