Legislative and judicial and executive. But there is a fourth factor. And when we stand up to say no more, when we say there is a person right there doing the right thing we will get behind them then make sure that attitude becomes potent and decisive. When someone reads about Margaret Chase smith and says thats what i willwh do somebody in the government right now it will happen out of the necessity to survive we will expect that. I believe and you write we are centrist nation basically a country where 30 or 40 or 50 percent of the people are in the middle and want government to get something done. We aint doing it. That doesnt mean we wont. We have come through very hard times and baffling times and pessimistic times. And inappropriate behavior with the part of leadership but we have come to thembu all and very often when we do come through these difficult times the dark clouded sky times, we were better off for having done it. People talk about it was a simpler time. No itt wasnt. I
Basically a country where 30 or 40 or 5060 percent of people are in the middle. And what government to get something done. And we aint doing it. David and doesnt mean that we wont. We have come from very hard and baffling times. Very pessimistic to times. David inappropriate behavior times as far as leadership. Bullying come through the mall. Im very we do come through them. These difficult times. These dark dark sky times. When you come through, were better for having done it read people talk about that was a simpler time back then. No it wasnt. There was a simpler time. Things have never been so bad are so dark. So for voting. Yes they have. And if you dont understand that, he dont understand the reality of our story. Like to point out the influenza epidemic with my parents and your parents probably went through pretty 1918 and 1919. 500,000 americans died of the disease. A disease that they they didnt know where it came from, didnt know if it would ever go away at all how to cure it
I will give david a moment. Thank you all for coming. Thank you for your patience. What a beautiful day. I am the executive director of the Library Association and on behalf of of our board of trustees and first lady, we welcome you to this wonderful day, this gorgeous day of what will be a truly memorable hour with one of greatest authors and historians David Mccullough. [applause] for those of you who may not be familiar founded in 1929 by ohio firstnd lady. Ms. Cooper an avid reader who. There should be a collection of books of ohio writers of ohio books from that idea the library was born in today the book awards and book festivals to connect readers and writers to promote our state as one of the truly great literary centers of the united states. 2019 marks the 90th anniversary and can you think of anyone who is more perfect to add luster to your 90th celebration and then David Mccullough. [applause] three years ago in this very room he attended the awards for the Wright Brothers.
I will give david a moment thank you all for coming and thank you for your patience a Beautiful Day to be here of the executive director from the Library Association and the board of trustees we welcome you to this wonderful day that what truly is a memorable hour in one of our great historians David Mccullough. [applause] for those of you who may not be familiar felt and 1929 and avid reader who thought she had a collection book of ohio writers and from there to symbolize and today winning book awards and festivals and publications and then to promote our state is on the truly great literate centers of the united states. And a 2019 marking the 90th anniversary can you think of anyone who is more perfect to celebrate the 90th anniversary celebration than David Mccullough . [applause] three years ago he presented the award for the Wright Brothers how many of you have read that . He told us he was working on a new book he was particularly excited about and we said when he finished it we
outlook, take a look at aberdeen, it doesn t even make double figures early in the week. and in the south, london, temperatures will be typically around the teens, that wind will feel pretty cold. ijust have enough time to talk about hurricane funeral, which is out of the atlantic, it is just past the west of bermuda. it is expected over the weekend to slam into nova scotia and also new for land, and we expect some very severe effects from this storm system can be a historic one for this part of canada, with 10 to 12 metre waves slamming into some of the headlands there, power cuts, flooding and storm surges the headlands there, power cuts, flooding and storm surges are being reported. thank you. that is it from the bbc news at six foot news continues on bbc one, and it is time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and hello and welcome to sportsday. again book with shorter and long term consequences for england. back home, another weekend for the ws cell with a record cro