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It was exactly in the tradition of my brothers book profiles in courage. And then gerald ford got up and talked about partial vindication. I remember watching this and thinking here i was convinced it was an act of maximum corruption, that the pardon was. And then it is examined many years later, dispassionately. And what looked like corruption actually is an act of courage. And that is sobering for somebody in my business. You can say, oh, yeah, this is the following this war made no sense. This was a good war and so forth. And the decades go by and it may look quite differently. Jimmy carter, as somebody using lincoln in december 1979, as he was gearing up to run for reelection, in one of his speeches, carter said, at the height of the civil war, lincoln said, i have but one task and that is to save the union. Then carter went on to compare his responsibility in getting the 50 iranian hostages out as the same problem. He said he would devote his concerted efforts to that. And you loo ....
He argues that majority rule is inevitable but not inevitably reasonable. A concept he believed lincoln would support. This is an hour. Host a splendid institution where i am honored to serve as dean. Im pleased to welcome you here to the auditorium where the second lecture in a series, hosted by the college of law entitled the new lincoln lectures what lincoln means to the 21st century. We are privileged to be hearing from a remarkably accomplished and ideologically diverse set of national thought leaders on lincolns legacy and his continuous relevance, 150 years after his passing. As i said when i introduced our inaugural lecturer bob woodward in january, the law school has chosen to focus these lectures on Abraham Lincoln in part because lincoln undeniably is among the greatest lawyers in americas history. The fact that he assumed many other important roles, president , legislator, military strategist, newspaper owner, merely ....
Abraham lincoln and the 16th president s influence on his successors. George weltumnist looks at judicial review and the constitution. He argues that majority rule is inevitable but not inevitably reasonable. A concept he believed lincoln would support. This is an hour. Host a splendid institution where i am honored to serve as dean. Im pleased to welcome you here to the auditorium where the second lecture in a series, hosted by the college of law entitled the new lincoln lectures what lincoln means to we aret century. Privileged to be hearing from a remarkably accomplished and ideologically diverse set of national thought leaders on lincolns legacy and his relevance, 100 50 years after his passing. As i said when i introduced our woodward lecture bob in january, the law school has chosen to focus these lectures on Abraham Lincoln in part because lincoln undeniably is among the greatest lawyers in americas history. The fact that ....
Hosted by the college of law entitled the new lincoln lectures what lincoln means to the 21st century. We are privileged to be hearing from a remarkably accomplished and ideologically diverse set of national thought leaders on lincolns legacy and his continuing relevance 150 years after his passing. As i said when i introduced our inaugural lecturer bob woodward in january, the law school has chosen to focus these lectures on Abraham Lincoln in part because lincoln undeniably is among the greatest lawyers in americas history. The fact that he assumed many other important roles president , legislator, military strategist, newspaper owner, etc. Merely adds to his legacy , and his legend. As we know, many of the themes of lincolns life and his lifes work, the treatment of race and noncitizenship, the relationship between the federal government and the states, the scope of executive power, the interplay between the president and the ....
Live in rome with the details on what could be the most deadly incident in the mediterranean. Welcome to countdown. Manus coming up on countdown, the s p is set to release a manifesto promising alternatives to austerity. Cameron calls up thatcher style plans. We will bring you the latest on the u. K. General election 13 days to run. Mark fishing boats packed with an estimated 700 people seeking refuge in europe capsized and what may become the most deadly tragedy in the mediterranean. Lets head out to Kevin Costello in rome. Good morning. What are the details . Kevin good morning. About 700 people were on board this fishing boat. The latest reports say that there could have been up to 900. Search and rescue efforts have been underway but they have only discovered about two dozen bodies so far. The chances of finding more are slim. Mark what has been the reaction, kevin, from european leaders . Kevin the reaction has been very swif ....