as you can see in the right hand, this is benjamin franklin's copy of the constitution. we are the repository of franklin's papers. and, i always like to show this because this is what you might call an original interpretation of the constitution. the next item here, it was founded in 1743 but it was another founder of the united states who also helped to create the american philosophical society in the earlier republic and that was thomas jefferson. jefferson served as president of the society for about 17 years. he was president of the aps while also vice president and president of the united states of america. what we've got here is the document that's in jefferson's hand from 1793 while he was in philadelphia. what it is, is a proposal of a frenchman who had come to north america to explore the fauna this inhabited the eastern seaboard. by 1793, he had done all the research he thought he could do and now he wanted to explore the interior of north america. he was in philadelphia. he approached jefferson with this idea. he said i want to travel all the way to the pacifi

i should point out here that benjamin franklin once said, this is at the end of the revolutionary war, when he was america's chief diplomat affairs, benjamin frankel said that the never was a good war or a bad piece. franklin was one to recognize that almost as that sp can get, it's better than the best of war nonetheless, we have this this idea of a good war. so franklin roosevelt is president. the new deal is coming along. things seem to be improving. americans attitude is improving their contract faster than the economy is improving. and americans who thought that under republican strength in 1920s and 1930s who were left to their own devices believed the somebody was looking out for them. here i will digress very briefly to lay out for you what i consider to be the two fairly opposing principles of human organization. every society is to figure out how individuals relate to the larger group, and there are two competing principles. they compete in different countries. they compete within the train and other countries at different times. once principa principle is a prf individualis

optimized business management and higher profits the american inventor and later founding father benjamin franklin coined the term time is money in seven hundred forty eight o'clock became the heart rate of the industrial revolution but it meant exact working hours and in the banking enabled the concept of futures trading money became a time factor. but initially the time wasn't the same everywhere not even in villages a few kilometers apart train drivers and passengers had to adjust their pocket watches from station to station so functioning timetables were impossible at the same time the pace of life excel aerated as people increasingly face the race against the clock more tasks to do every hour more places to travel to and more to consume every day the internet has made everything available everywhere every second of the day or night. people may appear to have more time available today than ever before but many feel more rushed than ever before and. that's why more and more people now long to return to nature when it comes to work and life rhythms. to the gentle pete and their own internal cloc

he also introduced thornton to people in london and paris, including a letter to benjamin franklin. let me point out, lettsome mentorship was important in his growing up. he went back to tortola. here was this young, liberal idealistic broad-minded individuals who came back to an island full of conservative farmers, slaveowners interested in making money, interested in community events. he did not fit in. lettsome had put his idea in his head of freeing his slaves. he was a part owner of the family plantation. in terms of numbers, he had authority over 70 slaves. he thought of freeing them. he was stomped on by his stepfather who said you can't operate your part of the estate separately. you will abide by my instructions on this. you are not selling any of your slaves. that was a frustration. he tried to set up a medical practice. i don't think his heart was in it. he did not collect his fees and systematically and he did not build up a clientele of effectively. after while he began to realize there was no future in tortola and he was fascinated by what was going on across the water

tter to wrote a lender benjamin franklin's in paris and they met him there. but his mentorship was important in young thorton's growing up. he went back to torso up -- tortolla in 1785. here was this young, liberal idealistic broad-minded individuals who came back to an of veryfull conservative farmers, slaveowners interested in making money, interested in community events. and he simply did not fit in. he was -- lettsome had put his idea in his head of freeing his own slaves. he was a part owner of the family plantation. in terms of numbers, he had authority over 70 slaves. and he thought of freeing them. but he was immediately stomped on by his stepfather, who said undivided estate, you can't operate your part of the estate separately. you will abide by my instructions on this. that is it. you are not selling any of your slaves. that was a frustration. he also tried to set up a medical practice, but i don't think his heart was in it. he apparently did not collect his fees and systematically and he did not build up a clientele very effectively. so after a wh

and i'll work to make them strong, for as benjamin franklin said, "if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, can a great nation rise without his aid?" and i believe in giving people the power to make their own lives better through growth and opportunity. and together, let's put power in the hands of people. [applause] pres. bush: three weeks ago, we celebrated the bicentennial inaugural, the 200th anniversary of the first presidency. and if you look back, one thing is so striking about the way the founding fathers looked at america. they didn't talk about themselves. they talked about posterity. they talked about the future. and we, too, must think in terms bigger than ourselves. we must take actions today that will ensure a better tomorrow. [applause] pres. bush: we must extend american leadership in technology, increase long-term investment, improve our educational system, and boost productivity. these are the keys to building a better future, and here are some of my recommendations: i propose almost $2.2 billion for the national science foundation to promote basic rese

he often quoted what i used to joke was his good friend, benjamin franklin. [laughter] saiddent clinton: who after the constitutional convention when asked what we had been left, he said, a republic, if you can keep it. so now he has done all he could to help us keep it. and the greatest honor we could ever give him is to spend whatever years we have left at the wheel, to the last day. goodbye, john. finally you are in that place of more perfect union where all god's children know how it feels to be free. thank you. [applause] >> >> on friday, several images were posted on the burial ceremony for congressman dingell. it was laid to rest at arlington with military honors. u.s. army frome 1944 until 1946 as a second lieutenant. congressman dingell was 92 years old. >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news of policy issues that impact you. coming up sunday morning, the federalist discusses the border wall battle. democratic strategist donna brazile talks about campaign 2020 in the direction of the democratic party. also, the brooking institution'

i was curious about thomas jefferson replacing benjamin franklin in paris. had read somewhere that he was viewed as a country bumpkin by the french after they had spent the nine years with franklin who spoke french. i am just wondering if you came across any -- was he accepted by them as a gentleman as much as they? >> i tend to think he was. i don't know if i mentioned i had in my notes at one point that adams was the one that said we are viewed as raw americans and jefferson's french i think was not perfect. he was not fluent, he said i can read french, i don't write well in french he usually turned that over to a clerk but he understood it and he had to be able to converse at some level he could not have carried on his duties. that is what they were speaking among the diplomats. i have had this question come up so i don't have the quotes in front of me but i did begin to look for what were others saying. lafayette who he knew somewhat but they became to know each other better when jefferson was in france was writing back to washington saying, he is doing

e often quoted what i you used to joke was his good friend, benjamin franklin. he said after the constitutional convention when asked what we had been left, he said, a republic if you can keep it. so now he has done all he could to help us keep it. and the greatest honor we could ever give him is to spend whatever years we have left at . e wheel, to the last day goodbye, john. inally you are in that place of more perfect union where all god's children know how it feels to be free. thank you. [applause] >> sitting for a long time, let's take a moment to stand nd pray. o god, your nature is always to forgive and to show mercy. we humbly implore you for your servant, john. whom you have called to journey to you. since he hoped and believed in you, grant that he may be led to our true homeland to delight in its everlasting joys. we ask this through our lord jesus christ, your son, who lives and raines with with you in the -- rains with you in the unity of the holy spirit, one god forever and every. amen. lease be seated again. >> a reading from the book of ecclesias

he often quoted what i used to joke was his good friend, benjamin franklin. [laughter] saiddent clinton: who after the constitutional convention when asked what we had been left, he said, a republic, if you can keep it. so now he has done all he could to help us keep it. and the greatest honor we could ever give him is to spend whatever years we have left at the wheel, to the last day. goodbye, john. finally you are in that place of more perfect union where all god's children know how it feels to be free. thank you. [applause] >> on friday, several images were posted, this one from detroit news.com, of the burial ceremony of congressman dingell. he was laid to rest at arlington cemetery with military honors. he served in the u.s. army from 1944 until 1946 as a second lieutenant. congressman dingell was 92 years old. c-span's "washington journal," live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. morning, sunday discussion on the border wall battle and president trump's reelection prospects. campaign 2020, and the direction of the democratic party. a

it's "a," benjamin franklin, from 1948 to 1963. >> a baggie full of coins, that's randy lawrence's strangejolla, california, coin shop, owner michael mcconnell tells him the fistful of change is worth a couple of grand. after randy takes the deal, michael determines one of the coins, a 1974 penny, is made of aluminum. that suggests it's from a run of coins never put into circulation. if so, it's one of those finds collectors dream about. michael knows he owes randy, just for starters, a phone call. >> people come to us because we're the experts. and so if we give somebody bad advice on something like that, we, of course, have to go back to 'em and tell 'em that's not right, that's not what i originally thought the coin was. >> and he wanted to set up a meeting with me. so i went down to his coin shop. >> what's michael offering you? >> well, technically, he was the owner of this coin. so we worked out a 60-40 split. i took back 60 percent ownership. he gave me back 60 percent value of the coin. >> interesting. so michael buys the coin and owns it outright in your mind. >> mm-hmm. >> but wh

when benjamin franklin was walking home, a woman stopped him and asked him what type of government theounders had created. franklin replied, a republic, if you can keep it. some people think that politicians are responsible for keeping the republic. but franklin spoke to an ordinary citizen, a woman who did not have the right to vote. but he said it was her responsibility not his to keep the republic. the lesson is that a constitutional republic's success depends on people, on citizens applying and respecting the rules. one indicator that we are faithfully enforcing the rule of law is when we accept a result even though we personally dislike the outcome. we respect it because it's the result of a fair process and objective analysis of the facts and a rational application of the predetermined rules. an independent judiciary is a central pillar of our system. our federal judges by design do not defer to the popular will. they do not run for election. they do not answer to the executive branch nor are they be holden to the legislature. their duty is to say what the law is, impartially. th

>> jimmy: benjamin franklin.s a trick question, he wasn't a president. [ light laughter ]iq >> twell, i bet you can't name the last 10 presidents in order. >> jimmy: i bet you can't. >> both: johnson, nixon, ford, carter, reagan, bush, clinton, bush, obama, trump. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's impressive. that is impressive. how did you know all that?go >> tariq: i ha teachers growing up. how about you? us jimmy: cue cards. [ laughter and app] ♪ let's get to some news here. on friday, president trump declared a national emergency. then he immediately went on vacation to florida. while he was at his golf club, a photo of him standing at the omelet bar went viral. did you see this? this is real. yeah. [ laughter ] he's like, "i'll have the spanish omelet, hold the spanish." [ laughter and applause ] over the weekend, trump's pick to be the next u.n. ambassador withdrew herself from io consider you got to hand it to trump, his administration is running so smoothly, that his staff is now firin

aspired to gentility, absorbed the message of their works, which included famously the young benjamin franklin. franklin studied prose when he was a young man by copying essays from the spectator, and then later trying to reproduce them, and actually reproducing them in verse and putting them back into other language and then he would compare it back to the original so he could see whether he had really captured the essence of the spectator. and i won't argue franklin later copied their attitudes toward women as well. i am only going to cite a couple of passages that are among my favorites, i should say. in 1711, joseph addison asserted that too many women had been by what he determined was "party rage." he said, "there is nothing so bad for the face as party zeal." he claims he never knew a female partisan who retained her beauty for more than a year. i love the image, a woman is beautiful for 365 days, and on the 366th or 367th, she immediately turns ugly. this is what joseph addison is telling women. so if women value their complexions, they should "avoid all political disputes." [laughter]

quoted what i used to friend,h his good benjamin franklin.] said after the convention, when asked what we had been left, he keepa republic, if you can it. now he has done all he could to help us keep it. and the greatest honor we could give him is to spend have left ats we the wheel. to the last day. goodbye, john. you are in that place of all perfect union, where god's children know how it feels to be free. thank you. [applause] friends, you've been sitting for a long time. let's take a moment now to stand and pray. your nature is always to forgive and to show mercy. we humbly implore you for your you havejohn, whom called to journey to you. hoped and believed in you, grant that he may be led to our true homeland to delight everylasting joys. we ask this, to our lord, jesus who lives andon, reigns with you, in the unity of god,oly spirit, one forever and ever, amen. please be seated again. >> a reading from the book of ecclesiastes. there's an appointed time for everything, and a time for every the heavens. a time to give birth and a time ti

benjamin franklin said we need to allow the federal government to have incorporations so that people can build waterworks or sewer systems, and of the people said no, because if you have corporation people will think of the bank of england. it was chartered by kings and queens and we just fought a war. they basically left those words out, but they put in other words that said states can't coin money. anyway, we have been arguing endlessly about this but those which are kept out because right from the start americans had this real mistrust about coup, about what powers government can grant and about especially when it has to do with banking and money and credits. now to move on, after the constitution, because they left those worked out, that is were handled and got his ability to say implied power. there's all these things that implied powers changed forever in a landmark supreme court decision, the relationship between states and federal government. all this was because of banking. i really deeply after writing this book, although it may be prejudiced, i understand that, that you ca

was it george washington, benjamin franklin, thomas jefferson, or patrick henry.aller: patrick henry. host: correct. thank you for the call. you can join the conversation on phone lines split up differently. for teachers, 202-748-8000. for parents, 202-748-8001. all others, it is 202-748-8002. about a half an hour left in this segment, this discussion on the state of civics education in the united states. had this conversation recently with congressman rob woodall of georgia, republican who proposed a new civics learning act. he was on this program a few weeks back talking about what that program would do. >> we have to talk --[video clip] >> we have to talk about what makes america great. we disagree a lot on individual public policies, what we agree on is there is something special about america. one of those things special about america is the boss doesn't live in the nation's capital, the boss lives in communities all across the country. are we teaching our children what those obligations are? what those responsibilities are as a citizen of the united states.

did with carrie and a few other things to throw people off. , we useto remember stories like benjamin franklinwe talk to the crowd on their level. i was taught to talk to your crowd on their level. host: thank you very much for the call. "cq weekly," "directed spending," you can read it online. howard schultz, who was at purdue university, outlining his agenda as he seeks a potential 2020 independent presidential bid. the former ceo of starbucks spoke this last week and we covered it. [video clip] haveis last year we i traveled the country, heard and learned so many new things. among them is that the american people are longing for more honesty. authentic and real leadership in washington, d.c. that is finally working for them. our political class in washington, d.c. is not solving the problems that we need to solve. in order to make the future of america brighter and better for your generation. our politicians seem mired, every single day, in revenge politics. the american people are exhausted by it. they want and deserve something new and something better. almost two thirds of american voter

benjamin franklin, when he said, it's a republic, madam, if you can keep it. he knew. he had studied history. as had our founders. they knew that the constitution that came together, as washington referenced, it had to have divine providence at work, because no way these guys who started out for five weeks doing nothing but yelling at each other could have come up with a document that was the best governing document, best constitution put together in the history of man kind. but, well, here's more about the media's hypocrisy. article from "the washington examiner." this has a quote. we now have an actual humanitarian crisis, there's that c word again, on the border that only underscores the need to drop the politics, fix our immigration system once and for all, and that was a quote from then-president barack obama in the rose garden in 2014. he went on to say, president obama, in recent weeks we've seen a surge of unaccompanied children arrive at the border. brought here and to other countries by smugglers and traffickers. well, that's basically, as "the examiner" poin

declaration of independence was adopted by our founders, benjamin frankly was exiting the building, and a citizen came up to him and asked him, mr. franklin, what kind of government do we have? and he answered and said, a republic, if you can keep it. let that be a reminder to all of us as we contemplate the amount of dark money and soft money coming into our government and the ethics that can be corrupted by it, that this is something that our founders never envisioned. now more than ever we do need to restore decency, transparency, and responsibility by introducing ethics reforms for the president, vice president, and all federal officers and employees. this administration has had at best a very awkward relationship with ethics and integrity. we must make sure the president and family members do not use the presidency to enrich themselves at the expense of the american people. i know every single one of my colleagues here didn't come to congress to get rich. they came here because they believe in america. in putting service above self and country over party. we can do that by passing commonsense reforms to our political system. met's wo