he turned edmund burke's vision in any direction he chose.imbued biblical subjects lie the fifth plague of egypt with the awesome power of nature's destructive forces. the swirling mists of the alpine blizzard that the carthaginian general hannibal and his army encountered while crossing into italy merged the sublime with the vaunted genre of history painting. turner was always attentive to his career. he had opened a gallery of his own where he could show his works-- and keep the sales commissions. the 31 year-old painter was appointed professor of perspective at the royal academy. he used that pulpit to promote the possibilities of landscape painting as equal to history painting, urging his students by saying-- (reader) "to select combine and concentrate that which is beautiful in nature and admirable in art is as much the business of the landscape painter in his line as in the other departments of art." (narrator) turner lived through one of the most patriotic periods in british history. the french revolution descended into violence. louis

he turned edmund burke's vision in any direction he chose.imbued biblical subjects lie the fifth plague of egypt with the awesome power of nature's destructive forces. the swirling mists of the alpine blizzard that the carthaginian general hannibal and his army encountered while crossing into italy merged the sublime with the vaunted genre of history painting. turner was always attentive to his career. he had opened a gallery of his own where he could show his works-- and keep the sales commissions. the 31 year-old painter was appointed professor of perspective at the royal academy. he used that pulpit to promote the possibilities of landscape painting as equal to history painting, urging his students by saying-- (reader) "to select combine and concentrate that which is beautiful in nature and admirable in art is as much the business of the landscape painter in his line as in the other departments of art." (narrator) turner lived through one of the most patriotic periods in british history. the french revolution descended into violence. louis

edmund burke said it this way. all that it takes for evil to triumph is for good men or women to do nothing. in other words, democracy is not a spectator sport. the great country you have today will only be that way with your direct bearing and involvement. in 2012, my daughter was serving as a platoon leader in iran. in that year, 70% of the voters in iraq, after 25 years of tyranny, came to the polls to vote, and had to worry about snipers and oppression. yet in that same year i was running for attorney general, only 45% of the people in virginia cared enough to come out and vote for their governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. i tell you, that is not acceptable. that is not a live and vibrant democracy. many people your age today are serving in korea and germany and afghanistan and iraq, and places around the country. so i tell you, stand up for them. honor their commitment by standing up for the american ideals. learn, sir, vote. make a difference. -- learned, served, vote. make a difference. [app

in my book i trace the ancestry of conservativism back to edmund burke and the founding fathers. there is something hefty about burke and the founders, something durable. i also trace liberalism's ancestries, but it does not go back to venn ferrell in thinkers. rather, it goes back to jean jacques rousseau, the first limousine liberal, and to karl marx, the world's chief theoretician of column tock rah si. more recently, there is our stealth socialist in the white house whose inspiration seems came from saul olin sky, the community activist, who in his youth i am told stole hub caps, and at times he stole whole automobiles. the intellectual history of the left is full of pose yours, him from program in artists and inwe tempts. you would not expect russo or marx to be capable of boiling an egg, let alone throwing it. imagine either with a molotov cocktail. marx would probably drink it. he was always a quarrelsome drunk who drank cheap stuff. along the road to liberalism's demise, there were historic moments as i record in my book. there were two civil wars in 1948 and 1972. in 194

for as edmund burke is often credited as saying, all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is thatgood men do nothing. it's a tall order, but i have every confidence that you are up to the task and that as a result, our greatness lies ahead of us and not just in the past. as your dean, i'm truly impressed with your exceptional talent and drive, your commitment to making the world a better place through public service. whether you're continuing that service in the military, in the inspector general's offices or our federal agencies or or starting fresh at the myriad of other government and nonprofit posts that you leave here to take, you embody the jesuit spirit of georgetown in your commitment and dedication to service to others. we are honored to have played a role in educating and shaping you as you commence your journey of service. congratulations again, class of 2012. [applause] today we are very fortunate to have the secretary of the department of health and human services, kathleen sebelius, with us to deliver our 2012 keynote address. a former state legislator and insurance

like edmund burke, i believe leaders owe the people they represent their best judgment. too often bipartisanship is equated with centrism or deal cutting. bipartisanship is not the opposite of principle. one can be very conservative or very liberal and still have a bipartisan mind-set. such a mind-set acknowledges that the other party is also patriotic and may have some good ideas. it acknowledges that national unity is important and that aggressive partisanship deepens cynicism, sharpens political vendettas and depletes the national reserve of good will that is critical to our survival in hard times. certainly this was understood by president reagan, who worked with democrats frequently and showed flexibility that would be ridiculed today, from assenting to tax increases in the 1983 social security fix, to compromising on landmark tax reform legislation in 1986, to advancing arms control greements -- arms control agreements had in his second term. i don't remember a time when so many topics have become politically unmentionable in one party or the other. republicans can

where edmund burke is often credited with saying all that is necessary for the crimes that evil, thatexceptional talent, your commitment to making the world a better place through public service. whether you are continuing that service in the military, and the inspector general's offices or our federal agencies are starting fresh that the federal government and nonprofit posts that you leave here to take, you embody the jesuit spirit of georgetown in your commitment, your dedication to to in service to others. we are honored to have played a role in educating and shaping you as you commence your journey of service. congratulations again, class of 2012. [applause] today we are very fortunate to have the secretary of the department of health and human services, kathleen sibelius, with us to deliver our 2012 keynote address. the former state legislator and insurance commissioner, she has served two terms as governor of kansas before she was nominated by president obama the lead hhs in 2009. the breadth of her responsibilities in this world is truly difficult to comprehend. she is respons

and if he had been more politically astute, if he'd accepted edmund burke's advice, for example, every reason to think that we would have ended up like canada rather than a very bloody and destructive war that got us our independence. i'm not saying that i'm not glad we're independent. but if one is making analogies then, you know, certainly it doesn't -- there are a lot of things wrong with monarchies, and one of the things is monarchs aren't selected for their she gasty. so one of the questions that i think we ought to spend much more time talking about is whatever you think the executive power means. for purposes of this panel, i'm willing to defer to john whether i agree with him around. is -- with him or not. is the modern president likely to be somebody to whom we defer as much as we do across the spectrum of, say, commander in chief, chief economist, chief public health officer of the country, chief disaster specialist. and, frankly, it seems to me that in the 21st century the answer is, no. that presidents of the united states are perhaps fairly extreme examples of not reds, bu

but don't let that deter you from action was edmund burke is often credited with saying, all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. it's a tall order, but i have every confidence your the task and as a result our greatness lies ahead of us and not just in the past. as you deem them truly impressed with your exceptional talent and drive from your commitment to making the world a better place to public service, whether you continue to service the military come inspector general's offices or federal agencies are starting fresh with a wearied of other governments and nonprofit postage to leave here to take, you embody the chosen the spirit of georgetown and your commitment and dedication and service to others. we are honored to take a role in educating and shaping as you commence your journey of service. congratulations again class of 2012. [applause] today we are very fortunate to have the secretary of department of health and human services kathleen daly of the testers of our 2012 keynote address. a former state legislator and insurance commissioner has