you are the smartest odd ye audience of any audience, that is why you are here on a sunday evening when i talk to you, i talk to you as smart people. i don t talk down to you. tonight, first a history lesson as i set the stage for a further point. the american revolution, what does that have to to with anything? everything. we would not have won the american revolution without the help of th french. the french paidtaril dearly in treasury, they went broke after they helped us. the french had been dealt a humiliating defeat in 7 years war by the british. stripped them of their north american empire, including canada, but still they were loathe to declare war on britain as an official american ally, king louis permitted secret aid on america s cause, two most powerful men at court, within the monarchy, they had a dispute over whether to come fo commit to supporting america, they did. after we won the battle of saratoga in october of 1777. after will fall of philadelphia to brit
this is one of my favorite places in the world. but you will never guess where it is. i will give you a hint. there are more italians here than in bologna or pisa. the ancient roman side is the last frontier. it s a place built on tradition and innovation. and whatever you ve heard, the food here is incredible. that s so good. i don t even want to talk anymore, i just want to eat it. welcome to london. i m stanley tucci, i m italian on both sides and i ve been traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this country s 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. by population alone, london could be italy s 21st region. in england now you can go to these restaurants, sicilian, venetian, in the old days it was all italian food. my friend andre is one of half 1 million italians who have chosen to make london their home. [ speaking non-english ] so why is it here, that for 150 years, italians have found the freedom to create something wonderful?
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: With depressing predictability, the anti-Semites are out on the streets of Britain again, in the absurd guise of condemning Israeli aggression .