as i moved closer, the desk, i learned belonged to james wilson of bradford, vermont. a town quite far north along the connecticut river. inching even closer, because i really wasn't familiar, the label stated that wilson was the united states' first globemaker and one of wilson's early globes sat there in a plexi case in the front of the display. seemed strange to me that in such a relatively out of the way place as bradford in the early 19th century that globe making -- the first american globes were being made. i really left the museum that day really enthralled with the thought about learning more about james wilson. how could a globemaker have worked the upper connecticut river valley in the 1870s. how did he learn about globemaking? what were the sources of his information, but also his inspiration. what gave him the project of being a globemaker at the time. as i learned oerz eed others - can see here. as i learned, others in the hinterland had tried to make globes. samuel lane, for example, made this idiosyncratic version of a terrestrial globe around 1760. so t

james wilson of pennsylvania who was one of the greatest proponents of the constitution, later served in the supreme court, said this: to sport with vigor a single government over the whole united states would demand a system of the most unqualified and the most unremittent despotism. it's impossible, they thought. and you're talking about three or four million people -- we're now 300 million people. so that's why a general government was more important to them. because a general government, again, can only do general things, and in that way it p wouldn't matter if you only had 535 representatives. because the people could be better represented in their states. so we often hear this general welfare clause, and i've mentioned general a number of times. what does general welfare mean? what is the general welfare of the union? well, roger sherman wrote the clause, and this is what he said it meant. the objects of the union were few. first, defense against foreign danger, second, against internal disputes and a resort to force, thirdly, treaties with foreign nations, fourthly regulating c

said on the last day of the constitutional convention he was so ill he wrote it and gave it to james wilson to read. at the end of the speech franklin says paraphrase, paraphrase, , the constitution will work for a period of time but then the people will decide if they want to live under despotism or not. if they do, then they deserve it. keep in mind these men who are berated and smeared by the left as the framers after the revolutionary war was over they could have taken power court-appointed a king. if george washington wanted to became he could have then. they were constantly concerned restraining power. including their own because they understood the notion of liberty. we have what we have and the cannot rely on politicians to do the work. we need to get the right to politicians and office to begin the process. but we have to reacquaint the american people with their heritage. the more you are merisel with information hillsdale college, other people look the more you and for yourself the more you are a patrick and patricia henry. >> thank you. >> bequests janice the fire were magaziner

from the last day of the constitutional convention, he was so ill he wrote it and gave it to james wilson, the fellow delegate from pennsylvania to read and at the end of the speech, what franklin sands and i paraphrase again, the constitution will work for a period of time, but then the people will decide if they want to live under despotism or not. and if they want to live under despotism, then they deserve it. you have to keep in mind, these men who are berated and smeared by the left of the time come the framers of the constitution, after the revolutionary war was over, they could time it is done in so many countries, taken power or appointed a king. if george washington wanted to be king, he probably would've been king. they were constantly concerned about restraining power, including their own because they understood the notion of liberty. so to answer your question is, we have what we have, they say what they say and they cannot rely on politicians to do the work that we need to do. now, we need to get the right politicians in office to stop the others and to at least begin the pro

wilson center. [applause] let's jump in with the most complicated issue -- iran. in the last few weeks, we have seen iran threatened to close -- we have seen terrorist acts tied to iran. james have long seen iran as a global problem. can you talk about that? >> let me first say, it thank you to the republicans and democrats in this huge hall for some support and love over 17 years. in 2009, when i was the victim of a political smear campaign, i will never forget meeting with me to tell me, we have your back. it really meant a lot. push for an agenda which i fully share, urge them to stay bipartisan on the state of israel. israel loses if the maker a political football in this campaign. i have long worried about iran. i am a jewish grandmother and soon to be a jewish great- grandmother. iran not only is an existential threat to israel, but iran has shown it is capable to attack this hemisphere. the attacks in the 1990's were the largest massacre of jews since the holocaust. we better take this seriously. if iran gets a nuclear weapon, the arms race that will ensue and the destabilization, i think, that means that iran and a few other countries are countries we need to worry

james macgilvray. mrs. janet macgilvray. ms. elizabeth lee mcgovern. mr. simon adam curtis. >> [inaudible] da men [inaudible] >> paul tash. mrs. karyn tash. n.. jim corw mrs. paulamr. simon wilson mrs. wilson. [unintelligible] mr. stewart taylor ii mrs. ivan taylor. >> hi, how are you? >> i am very excited. >> mr. stephen gilbert. mr. oliver dowden mrs. lauren mann. mrs. smalls. mr. samuel hines. mrs. stacy mills. mrs. denise lewis. >> i am delighted to be here. [inaudible] i cannot begin to put it into words. i am filled with anticipation. [inaudible] i do not think so. the challenge is on. >> the honorable judge. mr. james lassiter. mrs. lassiter. mr. george tunis. mrs. ulga tunis. mrs. luiz ann rodgers. ms. hilary rosen. mr. john jkelly. mr. and mrs. -- mr. paul shinkman. dr. john feliz austion. mrs. maggie austin. mrs. lynn kaufman. >> we broke away there momentarily to take you out front. the president and first lady awaiting the arrival of david cameron and his wife samantha. live coverage here on c-span. >> very pretty. they look better than us. >> present. >> mr. george clooney. >> smiled. . mr. kerry -- mrs. dorothy -- >> great to be back. >> mrs. carrol -- mr. charlie