gentlemen please join me in welcoming the distinguished lecture for the year 2014 the honorable janice rogers brown. [applause] thank you. you are a lovely audience. i probably should sit down now. but i want to thank the heritage foundation for asking me to deliver this year's lecture. i am honored and frankly a bit and intimidated to be in such company. i have attended many of the other electors and i especially want to express my gratitude to add me as for his friendship and his kindness and for being. for those of you that do not speak yiddish it means a man of integrity and honor. but for the general's courage and integrity, conversations like this probably would not be taking place. >> we are all indebted beyond anything that we can repay because he took seriously his oath to support and defend the constitution. [applause] this is where i usually offer my caveat and tell people i am not a scholar or a philosopher and certainly not a theologian. but today i'm going to do something a little different and speak as a conservative and as a conservative judge, one who has a good fortune to be parti

. >> janice rogers brown began on the district of columbia in 2005. she spoke about her views on restraint. the judge was introduced by edwin mees. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the heritage foundation. those joining us on c-span tv. we would ask that your cell phones have been turned off, especially when weather bull tips come. we encourage you to watch online. hosting our guests and welcoming her to heritage and he served as the 75th attorney general and serves heritage as the ronald reagan it's a pleasure to welcome you to the heritage foundation and the distinguished lecture. this is the most prestigious event with the constitution series. it's part of the legal officers of the freedom-based public interest law organizations throughout the country, some 40 of them get to plan their efforts to defend the constitution and bring justice to the people of the united states. for two reasons. and second bee because of his influence on the law. oliver webbedle holmes said the story who did not always agree was the story said he had done more and ser