of liberty. our land increasingly depends on success of liberty. in lands. the best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world. america's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are one. from day of our founding, we have proclaimed that every man and woman on this earth has rights and dignity and matchless value because they bear the image of the maker of heaven and earth. across the generations, we have proclaimed the imperative of because no one is fit to, be a master and one deserves to be slave. advancing these ideals is the mission that created nation. it is the honorable achievement of our fathers. now it is urgent requirement of our nation's security and the calling of our time. so it is the policy of the united states to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in nation and culture with the ultimate goal ending tyranny in our world. this is not primarily the task of. though we will defend ourselves and our friends by force of arms

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the author of liberty.n the declaration of independence was first read in public and the liberty bell was sounded in celebration, a witness said, "it rang as if it meant something." in our time, it means something still. america, in this young century, proclaims liberty throughout all the world and to all the inhabitants thereof. renewed in our strength, tested but not weary, we are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom. may god bless you, and may he watch over the united states of america. [applause] ♪ >> dimock just an idea, it's a process -- democracy, it isn't just idea. it is where debates unfold, decisions are made, the nation's course is charted. democracy in real-time. this is your government at work. this is c-span. giving you your democracy, unfiltered. in 2009 the newly elected president, barack obama set the record for the largest inaugural crowd in u.s. history estimated at 1.8 million people. the senator from illinois defeated john mccain of arizona for the first of his

and in trying to protect their religious liberty, the religious liberty, women which do to his mind and to quakers also included the freedom of public speech. and so he wrote the first gender inclusive language in a constitution to protect women's religious liberty and their the freedom of public speech. of course, this was from from his early his draft of the articles of confederation. but but then he went on and at the first opportunity after independence was declared, he he conditionally freed his enslaved people. and then over the years wrote other manumission deeds that granted them unconditional freedom and and then going on into later years his his philanthropic endeavors were very much focused quaker priorities not just the abolition of slavery but also education and and in religious for that matter. but he was actually at odds with quakers about because they wanted what was called a guarded education which he sort of protected and protected children from the influence of influences of the world and and sort of you know sheltered them because quakers didn't believe in original t

pledging his life to the cause of liberty.ping to deliver freedom to the 13 colonies. returning to france, he continued to dedicate service to america, the french people, and humanity. he was a true hero of two worlds. at the invitation of president james monroe, general lafayette returned to america in advance of the 50th anniversary of our independence. lafayette was a passionate defender of honorable people and pardoned abolitionists. he was a devoted friend and ally to the united states of america. 200 years ago today when introducing lafayette to the house chambers speaker henry clay remarked "the vein wish has sometimes indulged that providence would allow the patriots after death to return to his country and contemplate the intermediate changes that have taken place, to view the forest fell, the cities built, the mountains leveled, the highways constructed, the progress of the arts, the advancement of learning, and of the increase in population." throughout the tour that triumphantly brought lafayette back to america be

we celebrate our journey, our liberty, our founding principles, and our freedom.and we continue our long necessary and majestic march toward a more perfect union. god bless you all. god bless the legacy of general lafayette. viva la france. and may god bless the united states of america. ladies and gentlemen, miss laura hyde. dramatic coloratura soprano and miss kate zsa rudnick, violinist performing long fine arts. welcome a new patriotic song. welcome to this cute. cruise hall, this small free shed and welcome mr.. my sense o. first we're free. 1 million cheering and guest huzzah. to the nation. huzzah! has also. oceans. guest. launches. you see your sweet. you hear that cheer every star trek if you were to know that kids in us do and in a shame to oh yet to glory on. fire and. yes. guest. oh for to. children. free here to cheer. oh, here be. what do your friends here. oh oh mr. oh, oh, ooh. to oh shines again. and i'm. ladies and gentlemen mr. lawrence billy ambassador of france to the united states. congressman distinguished guests it's great honor to address

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this month, we're looking at radio free europe and radio liberty. president eisenhower believed that, quote, radio free europe and the crusade for freedom are vital to success in the battle for men's minds. with that in mind today, we are pleased to welcome dr. mark pomar ma, who will speak to the subject broadcasting for freedom. dr. poumpouras, currently a senior fellow at the clements center for national security at the university of texas, is taught international media at moody school of journalism at the university of texas and international politics at the lbj school of public affairs. before i handed over to dr. poma, i just will note that there are pads and pencils available on the tables for those here in the audience to jot down questions that you might have productive from her later. and for those of you in the live stream, you'll be able to put your questions into the chat at the end of the program, which will address the. and with that, please welcome dr. mark pomar. or thank you very much for your kind introduction. and i am very honor

liberty is kind of is the last holdout in america and go and have liberty in america because liberty is in other locations. but in america liberty is still thriving. so do that. liberty is in retreat across the world. and america is kind of its last bastion. so in 17 and 22, gates decides to move his family to america he initially is a little bit conflicted about where he's going to move, but he's really on either northern virginia, maryland ends up finding a tract of land in northern virginia that had been recommend to him by his old army friend adam to stephen. he settles in berkeley county, which is now in west virginia, because of the civil war happened and west virginia serated. and he builds a house there, calls travelers rest. this obvusly still stands today. mit be.rivately owned as you hotelates and not enjoy a satellite tv tv like on the on the left there but it is privately owned the woman who owns it she was nice enough let me come visit over the summer and she's lived there since 1965. such owned it for almost 60 years so she knows a lot about the house but gates builds

at the same time, radio liberty came into being. and the resolution in congress was, okay, you're going to have these broadcasters, but they're not going to broadcast domestically. and short wave was the only way that you could broadcast. it was not impossible to listen to them in the united states, but they were not geared for this area, so they were hard to pick up. but lots of americans listened to them overseas when they found themselves -- it was a way to touch base with home. people who lived overseas became regular listeners to voa. and that was their connection. once technology came along and the voa was on the internet, this was no way in which you could in any way stop people in the united states from listening, watching, and so that just kind of died because technology overcame it. simple as that. and so it's available to any of you in any language you wish at any time. and my hope is that more people would pay attention to it, because i think it does try to give an interesting, serious, thoughtful broadcast. back in my t

the statue of liberty. a gift from france after our civil war.he statue of liberty is not standing still. she is on the march. she literally moves. she is built to sway back and forth. to stand the test of time. storms are always coming. an engineering marvel. the statue of liberty is also an enduring symbol of the soul of our nation. a soul forced by -- shaped by forces. we have withstood it all. a nation of pioneers and explorers. dreamers and doers. ancestors native to this land. ancestors who came by force. a nation of immigrants that came to build a better life. holding the torch of the most powerful idea ever. that all of us are created equal. that all of us deserve to be treated with dignity, justice, fairness. that democracy must be moved in every way possible. ongoing debates about power and the example of our power. after 50 years of the center of all of this, i know that believing in the idea of america means respecting the institutions. a free and independent press. institutions that echo the declaration of independence. we hold these

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