benjamin franklin was the first success writer in history, poor richard's almanac, and then of course in this autobiography which was eventually published later in he 1700s. franklin stressed the work ethic and thrift. and in particular the ways to success, all the sayings most of you have hear, early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise, penny saved is a penny earned-on and on. a few decades later in the 19th center, horatio algier became the great "avatar" of success -- the avatar of success in a series of novemberles that were literary trainwrecks, but culturally i think they're gems. really interesting cultural documents. many best-selling books, mark the match boy, strive to succeed, all of them with very similar titles, essentially algier told the same story over and over and over again. just changed the characters a little bit. the story was a virtuous young man, an orphan, came from the countryside to the big city and climbed to success, rose to distinction through upstanding character, self-denial, and unstinting labor. and for victorian individuals,

partly benjamin franklin walks among us, where his adaptability by seeing being very conscious of not being behind the curtain. of seeing what the limits to an old way are, so you can have a particularly adaptive jean use, those that don't have that adaptive general use will go the way of i.b.m., remember we always used to have big blue computers. so we have to think more nimbly, rather nan assume that the whole world is our oyster. >> isn't the tough balancing act, doing that without giving into declinism? when the president tried to rally the international community in libya, and then again in sir is yeah, and now with at least more partners and more support in ukraine and crimea. you are seeing a different kind of projection of power. yob can't just simply speak power into being. >> no, you can't. you can't run away from it either. it is unbelievely tricky, it is the most tricky thing of all, really. and for all his foughts there was a way -- he didn't have to cope with the catastrophic recession, or just barely pulled out of. but bill clinton did have a way as did franklin rooseve

he is named after benjamin franklin. ben's had a busy week.was hanging out in the halls of power tuesday, it ease his first birthday. >>> florida lottery officials are waiting to hear from the newest powerball millionaire. take a look. it's that guy. guy caught on camera. sunglasses on his head, just after he found out he had all six numbers in wednesday's drawing. the jackpot, nearly 150 million bucks. he has two months to come forward if he intends to claim the lump sum payment of nearly $87 million. >>> now, to sports. and it was just like old times. mostly for swimming legend, michael phelps, in his first competitive meet since the last olympics. phelps made it to the final of the 100-meter butterfly. he had some trouble with the turn. and was edged out at the finish by ryan lochte. phelps will be back in the pool today. >>> the yankees say they will not appeal the ten-game suspension slapped on michael pineda for wednesday night's pine tar incident. >> as for last night's basketball highlights, we get them from espn. >> good morning, amer

. >> pope iv took the matter to benjamin franklin, the u.s. ambassador to france. congress responded by saying, being purely spiritual, it is without the jurisdiction and powers of congress. >> the vatican was able to select bishops in a foreign country without consulting the government. this is a remarkable moment. and you can imagine that the papacy was deeply disturbed by the declaration of independence and then unimaginably cheered about how it played out for them. >> from there diplomatic relations between the holy seat and the united states ebbed and flowed during the civil war. >> they write to the vatican seeking legitimacy. for the vatican this is a very difficult situation. here they have one part of a fractured country seeking their support. and they write back legitimatizing the confederacy. it's a scandal all over the union newspapers. and this moment leads to the complete breakdown in ties between the u.s. and the holy sea. >> that breakdown would last for almost a century. >> it's worth remembering for decades people in the united states were deeply

when our founders, john adams, benjamin franklin, thomas jefferson.y wanted to put moses on the great seal. it was not because he was a liberator. they took a people off in the wilderness and imposed law on them. that is what they did with the constitution. we have had liberation in 1776. writing the constitution was an act of genius. >> the capacity to impose just authority. we do not -- >> we don't know how. >> well, it is hard to/ we do not put enough emphasis on imposing law and order on places. i have examples. i was in the soviet union as it collapsed. we sent over economists because we thought that if we had the right privatization reforms, we would have the invisible hand working and they would get order. in fact, they need cops and prosecutors. and judges. >> >> they needed macarthur? >> i don't know if i would go that far. they needed trust, and without stealpeople were going to everything. the more contemporary example is foreign aid. people in ngos are compassionate people who want to help, be gentle. if you talk to the people in the devel

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. >> when james madison and thomas jefferson and benjamin franklin were corresponding about forging thestitution and all of the laws that presently govern us today, do you think, do you think that they weren't discussing theology? because i know they were. i have their letters. they were discussing judeo-christian philosophy. that's what they were discussing. >> well, listen, bill. i think they were also discussing the babylonians and different parts. >> there wasn't a lot of babylonian discussion. >> what was the best system that worked for the united states of america. primarily on what was going on in great britain although the king would just trample on that. but there wasn't a lot of babylonian or syrian it was listen, we need to have a justice system here that promotes the greater good. and we, the founding fathers, the guys who wrote it up and signed it, all right. we think judeo-christian philosophy is what the nation should be. and we can't even teach that. you can't even teach it in the public school. you mention jesus, you have got the aclu pinhead right down your nose. and i

i mentioned that when our founders -- i think it was john adams, benjamin franklin and thomas jefferson, wanted to put moses on the great ceiling. >> charlie: i know that from your column. >> it wasn't because he was a liberator, it's because he took a people off in the wilderness and imposed law on them, and, of course, that's what they were doing with the constitution. we've had liberation around that, but writing the constitution was the act of genius. so this is a perpetual failure of us. >> charlie: the capacity to -- to impose just authority. and francis has devoted a lot of his career to this problem. so we don't know how -- well, it's hard to. we don't put enough emphasis on imposing law and order on places. and two quick examples. i was in the soviet union as it was collapsing. we sent over economists because we thought, if we just get the right privatization reform, then we'll get the invisible hand working and they'll get order. and, in fact, they needed cops and they needed prosecutors and they needed judges. >> charlie: did they need a mcarthur? >> i don't know if i would g

dh lawrence writing about benjamin franklin and other parts of american literature very quickly american literature as a part of the sort of civic religion, not a real religion and misses the tragic elements and linux. how would you describe carnegie? is he still a religious man later in life? he clearly was when he was younger and influenced by his mother in particular. >> well, that's a good questions. the other dh lawrence taylor's never trust the teller. trust the tale. i think the tale of carnegie is carnegie he became sort of agnostic and revolted against his mother's stern protestantism. but interestingly in his late life i would say about mid-40s, the last decade or so of his life he returned to religion but in a peculiar sort of way. he did not return in terms of theology or denomination, but he returned to religion almost as a kind of meditation. and the last book, he talks a lot about the usefulness of religion, but it's very much in a kind of therapeutic setting. he says i'm traveling around the country. i everyday take 10 minutes and find a church. any church will do. then i

then i saw "ben franklin in paris" and this wonderful concluding last scene where benjamin franklin stands up and says these words about, "how will i find them then, those americans to whom the name american is not new? will they love liberty, having been given it outright in their crib for nothing? will they understand that if you are not free, sir, you are lost without hope?" he goes on, and then his final line is, "and would they be willing to die for it, because that's the question one must ultimately ask oneself would i be willing to die for it? and the answer must be, yes, sir, i would." that's why i was going to vietnam. i've never forgotten those words. c-span: there's another point where you talk about some of the civilians back here in washington seeing too many rambo movies. what was that reference? >> guest: obviously that was tongue-in-cheek, but there was an element that was, i felt, pressuring from the very first day for us to take precipitous action when we weren't militarily prepared to do that. at one point, as early as november, i was called mcclellan. c-span: gen. georg

john adams,nders, benjamin frank ling, thomas franklin,-- benjamin thomas jefferson. off in the people wilderness and imposed law on them. that is what they did with the constitution. in 1776.ad liberation writing the constitution was an act of genius. >> the capacity to impose just authority. not -- >> we don't know how. put enough emphasis on imposing law and order on places. i have examples. i was in the soviet union as it collapsed. we sent over economists because we thought that if we had the right privatization reforms, we would have the invisible hand working and they would get order. in fact, they need cops and prosecutors. but they needed macarthur? -- >> they needed macarthur? >> i don't know if i would go that far. the more contemporary example is foreign aid. people in ngos are compassionate people who want to help, be kind, and dental. -- gentle. if you talk to the people in the developing world, they have a problem with hunger. they have a problem or they cannot go out at night because someone is going to shoot him in the back of the hat. if you do not e

benjamin franklin and his remarks about the germans ruining the nation. you can go on along the lines of folks who are different and who were new. when we think about the civil rights movement, that is what it was about. people who were seen as different, and whether they would be treated equally are are -- or not. immigrants have had, throughout the generations, in that sense, a similar experience. i also believe that when we think of it as a civil rights, you can say yes in the sense that you have not only asked folks were not citizens yet, but impacts folks who are citizens. for instance, there are one million folks in our country who have a spouse who is undocumented immigrant. we talked with the importance of marriage as a fundamental right, and being able to be with the person that you want to be with, and that you love. maybe the best example are these dreamers, young people brought here through no fault of their own for all intensive purposes, they are americans. the united states is what they know. the question is, are they going to be able to ha

benjamin franklin and his remarks about the germans ruining the nation.you can go on along the lines of folks who are different and who were new. when we think about the civil rights movement, that is what it was about. people who were seen as different, and whether they would be treated equally are not. immigrants have had, throughout the generations, in that sense, a similar experience. i also believe that when we think of it as a civil rights, you can say yes in the sense that you have not only asked folks were not citizens yet, but impacts folks who are citizens. are oneance, there million folks in our country who have a spouse who is undocumented immigrant. we talked with the importance of marriage as a fundamental right, and being able to be with the person that you want to be with, and that you love. maybe the best example are these dreamers, young people brought here through no fault of their own for all intensive purposes, they are americans. the united states is what they know. the question is, are they going to be able to have the same opportun

benjamin franklin exited the building.history has recorded that a woman reporter came up to him and said, what did you do in there? he reportedly responded saying there is a public if you can keep it. they knew there were no guarantees. an executive with do their darndest to centralize power and themselves what they thought they could take. they bound down the executive as hard as they could and may congress the central portion of our three part government. what happened after 9/11? -- we haveogy here horses and carriages that in the 18th century. that is not matter. it is a living constitution in that regard. it is an idea of how to govern ourselves. is underitution suspicion. the same question i asked the lawyers at nsa. the same question i asked congress when i go to them of my disclosure. they are saying it does not work. there is a constitutional means to change a law. you know what they told me? they said, they will say no. if we go to congress, they will say no. they will say no. you said a republic -- have we kept

download it now >> coming back at you with a live look at the benjamin franklin bridge connecting theelaware river between philadelphia and camden, new jersey. welcome to al jazeera america. straight ahead, why the chinese government may ask baby boomers there to delay retirement. first, a look at where the wet weather will be today, nicole mitchell is back. >> you could see more clouds in that shot we were just looking at, that's part of the cold front coming in, so ahead of that, already the clouds and rain, western parts of new york and philadelphia for the coastline a little later into today, you can also see the next weather system brewing into the west. the front with a lot of rain associated with it, most of this stays on the northern edge. it will be scattered, so in many cases not really the heavy rain. this system out to the west could be our next one brewing by the time we get into the day tomorrow for the plains, the same system bringing rain, could cause severe weather. one piece of good news with the front on the east coast, knocking down the pollen. >> that's great to h

people like benjamin franklin, one of our great founding fathers, a technologist at heart, knew this was the way we would be the shining light of the world where ordinary people would be able to live well. jefferson, go to monticello and see he himself was an inventor. yes, he was the first one. he was the first administrator of the u.s. patent office. no, the intellectual property rights that we have enjoyed over the years has provided ordinary people from throughout the world a chance to live decent lives, have jobs in which they can own homes, have jobs that will create wealth. it wasn't because our american people worked harder. people work hard all over the world. you have people struggling and working so hard, but they don't have freedom and they don't have technology. it's the technology, the freedom to create technology and the utilization of that technology by ordinary people that expands the creation of wealth so that ordinary people can live well. and so tonight i'd like to alert the american people, one of the fundamental elements laid down by our founding fathers that wo

benjamin franklin exited the building.history has recorded that a woman reporter came up to him and said, what did you do in there? he reportedly responded saying there is a public if you can keep it. they knew there were no guarantees. an executive with do their darndest to centralize power and gain unto themselves what they thought they could take. they bound down the executive as hard as they could and may congress the central portion of our three part government. what happened after 9/11? the technology here -- we have horses and carriages that in the 18th century. that is not matter. it is a living constitution in that regard. it is an idea of how to govern ourselves. the constitution is under suspicion. the same question i asked the lawyers at nsa. the same question i asked congress when i go to them of my disclosure. they are saying it does not work. there is a constitutional means to change a law. you know what they told me? they said, they will say no. if we go to congress, they will say no. they will say no. you

kerry told an audience that ben is named after benjamin franklin. he had a busy week.a 1-year-old, jumping around. >> he does. >> that's the dog's twitter handle, diplomutt. i like that. >>> in case you're wondering, he already has 1100 followers. >> that is ridiculous. >> considering the fact he has only tweeted twice including pictures. come on, really? do you have 1100? >> a little more. but he's a dog. >> she's a diplomutt. >> coming up, a simple soft drink that could be a love potion. drink up and make out. >>> reaching out to the down and out. moviemakers attempt an eye-opening experiment with the homeless. wait until you see the outcome. you are watching "world news now." ♪ put a little love in your heart ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by nasacort. >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by nasacort. she loves to shop online with her debit card. and so does bill, an identity thief who stole mary's identity, took over her bank accounts, and stole her hard-earned money. unfortunately, millions of americans just like you lea

benjamin franklin exits the building that long, hot summer, and history has recorded that a woman reporter, right? came up to him and said, hey, what'd you guys create in there? and reportedly he responded saying a republic, if you can keep it. they knew there were no guarantees. and they knew that an executive would do their darnedest to centralize power and gain under themselves what they thought they could take. so they bound down the executive as hard as they could, and they made congress the central portion of our three, our triparty government. so watched after 9/11? it doesn't -- the technology here, yeah, you know, we had horses and cagers back in the 18d carriages back in the 18th centerly. that doesn't matter. it's the living constitution in that regard. but it's an idea of how to govern ourselves and the fundamental question we have to ask if it's no longer sufficient, if the constitution is no longer sufficient, the same question i point-blank asked the lawyers at nsa, the same question i asked congress when i went to them with my disclosures, if they're saying this doesn't wor

well, i was born on benjamin franklin's birthday, that warms my heart to quote him. i think that that quote again goes to the point we were trying to make, that the tax system is complex and is where the most money is, for the biggest -- the biggest tax breaks are in terms of dollars. it goes out to taxpayers with individual tax preferences, benefiting the middle class, the upper-middle-class. i think if you are going to have tax reform, everyone is going to have to give a little bit and that is a hard sell to make when you are coming out of a recession and people feel they have given a lot in terms of jobs and reduced pay, things like that. but i think that that is what you will get in terms of giving up some kind of a break, you will get a fairer and easier, simpler, less complex system. you may have some confidence that the guy behind the tree is actually paying an equivalent amount to what you are paying. and we have no confidence of that today. host: from twitter -- d.c. resident and i drive around with that license plate proudly. that is my personal opinion. th

rules, and even benjamin franklin said that we have a republic if you can keep it. those words were very important for us to remember. reid is a standard issue politician who is only in it for the interest to pay his way and his friends. i do not see any difference between him and the kochs. host: do you think harry reid has done good things in the democratic party and the senate? caller: i really do not. i think he puts hardy and politics in front of the good of the nation. everyone i know is certainly worse off economically than they were a few years back. it is just not good. host: that is all the time we have today. thank you for being with us. please join us again tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. eastern. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> here is a look at some of our live programming today across the c-span networks. us for noon eastern when chris van hollen will talk about the campaign comes -- campaign contributions of the american enterprise institute. that will be at noon eastern. rich

the old saying by benjamin franklin --it focuses men's minds. elections focuses people's minds.eople start thinking about who those voters are, these are middle-class people a few years ago. they had a job and they were doing just fine. suddenly they are in big trouble. it is a tough sell. they are going to change in the house. host: ron in pennsylvania, go ahead. caller: good morning. i had a question of health fair as it affects veterans. how is that going to work? people that can be on their parents insurance on pole 26 years old. that seems ridiculous to me. i am looking at the veterans between 18 and 26. they go out to war and come back in the v.a. doesn't want to take care of them. what happens. will they be referred to their primary insurance? guest: it is hard to talk generally about that. each case may be different. you are -- you can buy insurance in this country and you can get some help from the government to pay your premium. whether you are a soldier or a marine, you are no different from any other citizen in that regard. you can buy into the system. how much healt