(laughter) and he said i must do the handmaid's tale, i have to do the handmaid's tale, it's the firstmmission for the royal danish opera in 34 years. but if i can't do the handsmaid's tale, i don't want to do any opera at all. - how could you say no. - well i thought he was-- okay either he's crazy and it will be bad and it will just go away, or else he's not crazy and it'll be good. so why not take a chance? so it was good it was terrific. it was actually great. - so opera and now a graphic novel. - yes and i haven't told you about the ballet either. (laughter) - and there's a ballet? - yes. - wow. well i'm fascinated by this, i'm gonna be sure to look for that graphic novel that'll be very interesting i think. - you might not be able to avoid it. - i may not. (laughter) - we're gonna stop here, congratulations on this. - thank you very much. - [evan] it's an honor to get to meet you. - oh thanks. - [evan] it really is and a pleasure to talk to you. - and you too. - great margaret atwood thank you so much. (crowd applauds) - [voiceover] we'd love to have you join us in the studio. vi

. - i'm evan smith she's an acclaimed poet, critic and novelist best known for the handmaid's tale, cat's eye, the blind assassin, and oryx and crake. her latest book the heart goes last has just been published. she's margaret atwood this is overheard. (inspiring music) (applause) - [evan] let's be honest is this about the ability to learn or about the experience of not having to talk at all. how have you avoided what has befallen other nations in africa-- you say that he had made his own bed, but you caused him to sleep in it. you saw a problem and over time took it on-- (laughter) let's start with the sizzle before we get to the steak. are you going to run for president?

humility the true handmaid of justice. especially justice which has the common company before? history, if it is capable of teaching anything, teaches humility. only in humility which pays its drowning ine avoid our see of organization and greed and hedonism. thank you very much. [applause] i believe it's question time. >> i appreciate your message i would ask you to supplemented by talking a bit about the late summer of 1864 with the pressures building on lincoln to back away from emancipation and how he stood against those pressures when people told him he would lose the election. >> the pressures were certainly there and the friendly suggestions with their. the war was not owing to be one. outsidewas still mated atlanta. ready -- money was running out. patients was running up. in 1864he expectations had been raised so high. now they were down the bottom of the barrel. the advice comes to lincoln over and over that perhaps you should step aside. that's what the fremont convention was about in cleveland. it drove delegates. it was an impressive event. when lincoln was apprised

but is not humility the true handmaid of justice? and especially justice which has war?and the company of history, if it is capable of teaching anything, teaches humility. only in humility which pays its debts, can we avoid drowning in our sea of organization and greed and hedonism. thank you very much. [applause] i believe it's question time. alexei truly -- >> i truly appreciate the s and death of your message, and i would even ask of to supplement it -- depth your message, and i would ask you to supplemented by talking a bit about the late summer of 1864 with the pressures building on lincoln to back away from emancipation and how he stood against those pressures when people told him he would lose the election. dr. guelzo: the pressures were certainly there and the friendly suggestions were there. the war was not going to be one. grant was still needed at petersburg and richmond, sherman was stalemated outside atlanta. money was running out. patients was running out -- out, allce was running of the expectations in 1864 had been raised so high now they , were down the

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