vision contrasts his with that of edmund burke. a very different vision. far from being rooted in the individual natural rights of all men, it was focused more on the organic evolution of society and emphasized gradualism and tradition over justice and individual choice. , first off, welcome to the national constitution center. >> thank you for having me. >> described the fact that they knew each other, first of all. they actually met. talk about their meeting. they were both opposed to the british conduct during the war of american independence. how did they meet? >> it is one of the most extraordinary things of the debates of that time, it took place in a very small world of anglo-american elite. they had been on the same side of the american question. and somewhat for ways, pain --paine somewhat more radically so. he had immigrated here from britain as a man in his early 30's. after the american revolution, paine found himself drawn to what was happening in france. by the time of the french revolution was in france and very involved and very engaged in

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

a special thanks to the director of my high school, edmund burke, and my mom. dick taught my first economics class, i don't if i passed it but i got through. thank you for coming out. have a wonderful holiday. thank you for joining us on the live stream. we will see you next year. [applause] >> on the next "washington ournal" gordon khang on what's next for north korea's leader. then president and c.e.o. of the association for unmanned vehicle systems international discusses unmanned aircraft and safety regulation. and then the bureau's recent report on the well being of children in the united states. and we'll take your calls and you can join the conversation at facebook and twitter. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> friday a discussion on the use of envoys in diplomacy and conducting foreign policy missions. we'll join sbors live from the u.s. institute of peace at 9030 .m. eastern on c-span 3. the is week on q and a hypocracy of liberals. >> it goes back to like i said where the idea for this book came from was the 2012 convention

spain, who advocated a national rights view of the constitution, and those more sympathetic to edmund burke , and favorite evolution and contrary and tradition. author of a us the fascinating and important new book. the conscience of the constitution, the declaration of independence and the right to liberty. the tradition of thomas payne that we heard about in the last was the core of jefferson's conversation and in his view, it should be the core thehe constitution and judges today should construe the constitution in light of the declarations resumption of liberty and should strike down laws that arbitrarily interfere with people's freedom, as long as the freedom does not harm others. he criticizes the court for being too deferential and in particular, he criticizes the tradition of traditional restraint, recognized by the supreme court and justices on the left, and justices on the right, and represented in the pfizer roosevelt at the university of pennsylvania, had a vigorous -- active invalidating laws that infringe unenumerated rights, those that were not written down on the tech -- in

a special thanks to the director burke,igh school, edmund and my mom. dick taught my first economics don't if i passed it but i got through. thank you for coming out. have a wonderful holiday. us on thefor joining live stream. we will see you next year. [applause] >> yesterday, the white house announced the u.s. will resume diplomatic relations with cuba. some of the reaction, from today's washington journal. alan gomez, first and foremost, what is the reaction from the cuban population there? is a mixed bag. on the one hand, you have the older generation of cubans, that came here shortly after fidel castro took over in cuba,, and they felt enraged and betrayed. they feel this is a fight they have fought for over 50 years, and they think the government down there was on its last legs. by doing this, they think the president gave them a lifeline. but, there is a younger generation of cubans, who are a little more excepting of things like this. the economic embargo on the , when obama first ran for office, he talked about the need to change these things.