according to thomas jefferson, when he wrote the senate rules, mr. onslow, the ablest of speakers of the house of commons was a maximum imhe heard from old and experienced members, that nothing tended to throw more power into the hands of administration and those who acted with the majority of the house of commons than the neglect of or departure from the rules of proceeding. that these forms as instituted by our ancestors operated as a check and control on the actions of the majority and that they were in many instances a shelter and a protection to the minority against the attempts of power. this is thomas jefferson. writing about the importance of rules when he wrote the senate rules. continuing, "so far, the maximum imis certainly true and is founded in good sense that as it is always in the power of the majority by their numbers to stop any improper measures proposed on the part of their opponents, the only weapons by which the minority can be defended itself against similar attempts from those in power are the forms and rules of proceeding whic

. >> wines that may or may not have belonged to thomas jefferson.he just convicted of fraud whose rare french wine were faked in his california kitchen. the weird world of wine counterfeiting ahead this "sunday morning." >> osgood: jonah hill is a versatile actor whose performance reaches new heights. we will be talking about that and more with michelle miller. >> his film roles have taken him from funny sidekick to serious star. >> your goal should be to win. >> but it was working for the director of his latest film with jonah hill knew he hit the jackpot. >> so, martin scorsese is giving me direction, i'm acting for him. this is -- you show me a pay stub i'll quit my job right now. >> jonah hill. ahead on "sunday morning." >> osgood: 'tis the season for last minute christmas shopping time for tips from techno-claus. >> was the night before christmas and all through the town the people were knocking their christmas lists down. >> what most people want is latest in tech, but so many alternatives you'll be a wreck. salvations forth comet, hold the ap

that obelisk is use the important because thomas jefferson as an act that he passed before it became president in 1785. hughes the important act in the making of america, and that was the land ordinance of 1785. after that point in the eastern united states is the model of land ownership, the model enjoyed our suffered in the british island command spelunking is where the aristocracy of the church. and ordinary people had no right of business to be and inland. jefferson thought this was entirely wrong. and for this country to prosper everyone should have the right to buy into own land because it gives them a tangible good that they can trade, something. they could build, develop, mine, do all sorts of things. moreover, the government could levy taxes on it and thereby allow itself to a minister. of course, at the time and had many debts to pay. the revolutionary war. it seemed an ideal which everyone was a winner. and it passed in congress. the consequence of it, well, americans will be able to allow to buy land, find out where the land is. surveyors, arranges, townships in ranges in

>> the thing is thomas jefferson do the most wonderful thing of putting in buhl furniture and the sad thing feels the war of 1812 when everything was burned. then they had to stop piecemeal since then and every president who came could sell what he didn't like and they used to have auctions in lafayette square. and one f tof the presidents could change the dayecor. when president grant had the blue room violet. arthur had it robin's egg blue and that was stopped at the time of theodore roosevelt. >> first lady's imbecome r -- influence and image. >> 25 years ago saturday flight 103 from london to new york city was destroyed by a terrorist bomb. all 259 passengers and crew were killed along with 11 people on the ground. a memorial service to commemorate the victims feels held held. speakers include attorney general eric holder and t.s. afplta. trader and former f.b.i. director robert mueller. this is 45 minutes. >> thank you for that kind introduction. i hold you personally responsible for the weather today. congratulations. it has been said that time heals all wounds. but you here any

it's true it's true so so you had the liberals who were seeing all this change in the kind of thomas jefferson thomas paine fashion and saw thought as a wonderful thing and conservatives who were saying wait a minute if the middle class is too big this could be dangerous this is in the fifty's fifty one fifty two russell kirk wrote a book called the conservative mind that lays this all out predicts this fast forward to the seventy's and now it's actually happening women are demanding rights in the workplace you know the whole bra burning movement ms magazine was published in seventy one african-americans are saying hey what about us you know and they've they've finally gotten civil rights legislation martin luther king has just been assassinated gay people were. commonality stonewalls nine hundred sixty nine young people are saying hell no i won't go to vietnam i mean literally every facet of society except for old rich white guys were in the open rebellion and on the social side so it seems that all those one nine hundred fifty s. predictions about you know if that middle class gets too big t

it's true it's true so so you had the liberals who were seeing all this change in the kind of thomas jefferson thomas mayne fashion and saw thought as wonderful thing and conservatives who are saying wait a minute if the middle class is too big this could be dangerous this is in the fifty's one hundred fifty one fifty two russell kirk wrote a book called the conservative mind that lays this all out predicts this fast forward to the seventy's and now it's actually happening women are demanding rights in the workplace you know the whole bra burning movement ms magazine was published in seventy one african-americans are saying hey what about us you know and they've they've finally gotten civil rights legislation martin luther king had just been assassinated gay people were commonalities stonewalls nine hundred sixty nine young people were saying hell no i won't go to vietnam i mean literally every facet of society except for old rich white guys were in the open or rebellion and on the social side so it seems that all those one nine hundred fifty s. predictions about you know if that middle class

it's true it's true so so you had the liberals who were seeing all this change in the kind of thomas jefferson thomas paine fashion and saw thought as wonderful thing and conservatives who are saying wait a minute if the middle class is too big this could be dangerous this is in the fifty's one hundred fifty one fifty two russell kirk wrote a book called the conservative mind that lays this all out predicts this fast forward to the seventy's and now it's actually happening women are demanding rights in the workplace you know the whole bra burning movement ms magazine was published in seventy one african-americans are saying hey what about us you know and they think they've finally gotten civil rights legislation martin luther king had just been assassinated gay people were commonalities stonewalls nine hundred sixty nine young people were saying hell no i won't go to vietnam i mean literally every facet of society except for old rich white guys were in the open rebellion and on the social side so it seems that all those one nine hundred fifty s. predictions about you know if that middle class

years later, with the legislation signed by thomas jefferson in 1802, the college was established devotedears later, they're aware of the legacy placed on their shoulders. >> tradition is everywhere here, the uniforms were the same as it was in 1802 when the school opened. it gives us a background and experience to draw from. >> since day one, everyone has their heart set on serving the country. it is something you never regret, so you always get hyped and re-inspired. >> i think if the average america wants to see what is right with america, they would find it here at west point with the cadets, with america's sons and daughters. they are just incredibly talented and on top of that they have an intense desire to serve their country. west point's motto is serve, they are the epitome of duty when they first get here even. >> and as long as there have been soldiers at west point, there has been a band. >> there were field musicians, and drummers, they go all the way back to the 1700s in the colonial army. >> the military drums were the primary form of communication from the revolution to th

that was one of the major animating factors of the election eight hundred and the reason why thomas jefferson referred to it as the revolution of eighteen is it was every puti ation that you know that part of adams presidency but you know well you know what. yeah go ahead but what happens is in most other countries in the world is what happened as you describe it because. any time that you criticize the government there's been a long tradition throughout the world that you might be subject to a jail sentence because you know it's unpatriotic but we're way past that in this country so i think that if you did have a case where. let's take the snowden case for example or or the. new york times published snowden right. the government directly go in and punish the new york times for doing it after publication but you know i don't think it's going to happen and when it does happen it's going to be a real constitutional battle but i think the press will probably went well and that's that's curious how you think the your your case the new york times case pentagon papers case how that has changed amer

to specifically mention happiness as thomas jefferson's famous words read we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal and that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness for hundreds of years we stood by the idea that through hard work and perseverance and given the right opportunities anyone can be happy in america and achieve the american dream but today the american dream is on life support and happiness is more elusive than ever as arthur c. brooks points out the new york times according to new research one of the major variables under our control when it comes to overall happiness is happiness at work and a two thousand and twelve study by researchers at stanford university found that being happy is nearly impossible if someone's on employed and money aside unemployment increases the rates of divorce and suicide in fact being unemployed is so important to americans that according to the university of chicago's general social survey three quarters of americans wouldn't

it is ironic thomas jefferson complained about that. int is exactly what happened the absence of a central bank. private banks issued their own currency. and so the years without a were frequently subject to panics. 1907,was the panic of which did stop until private tanks put -- private tanks put an end to it. the federal reserve is not perfect but better to the alternative. it is the case the federal reserve has not always done the job adequately. they allow the great depression to happen. what we have seen in every country, absent some public authority to control the issuance of authority, panic happens. the caller is wrong to say the federal reserve is a private bank. that is not true. they have no say in the appointment of the president. policy is controlled by the lord of governors in washington and they are appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate. host: it looks like janet yellen will be the next head of the fed. guest: she will be one of the most qualified individuals ever named to this position. she has spent many

she hated thomas jefferson.nce he started his newspaper campaign against washington, and the reason he brought washington into it was to defeat hamilton. he said, it is a shame how much the president suffered from the source of attacks but it is necessary. she never forgave him. never. he never realized she was smart enough to see what he was doing. she thought he was horrible. the fact he was elected president was shocking. >> he made the mistake of underestimating martha washington. martha grew closer personally and politically to the atoms -- adams. she was glad it is -- it was john adams. >> next week, we will delve in for 90 minutes for the life of abigail adams. how many years post presidency did they live at mount vernon? >> he lived two years. she lived 2.5 beyond that. >> what was the time like, their last two years -- their last years together as a couple? >> it was a great time. they were experimenting, dealing with the mill and all the things he pioneered with. she had to organize the housekeeping ap

it's ironic that thomas jefferson company complained about what would happen. well, in the absence of a central bank, private banks issued their own currency. periodically, a private bank would fail, everybody would demand their currency back, they couldn't get it, and a panic would sweep the country. so the years without central banks whether it was of the first or second bank of the united states or the federal reserve were frequently subject to panics, the most serious of which was in 1907 which didn't stop until private banks put an end to it, and the economy had suffered a severe loss in output. so the federal reserve is not perfect, but it seems better than the alternative which is to not have some sort of public institution that can supply newly-created liquidity when everybody else needs safety and wants cash. it is the case the federal reserve has not always done that job adequately. they allowed the great depression, the great inflation of the 1970s to happen. but what we have seen in every country, not just the united states, is that absent some over

lafayette called jefferson good, upright and enlightened. thomas ship in the philadelphia was on a european tour following his schooling and while in france he met jefferson and said of jefferson he's the wisest and most amiable man in europe. there were those who didn't care for jefferson. charles carol of harrington said jefferson was too theoretical and fanciful to be a statesman and one of jefferson's enemies in virginia john nicholas said that he thought jefferson was the most intriguing and double faced man in american politics. so, these two have had the pros and cons thrown at them since their lifetime and by generations that followed. the two were similar in some ways been different in many ways. they were different in the sense that they had very different, a very different youth. hamilton didn't grow up in an impoverished background but what a sociologist would probably call a lower middle-class background. jefferson on the other hand was the son of a plantar aristocrat, and his mother was from the prestigious randolph family in virginia

his most recent book thomas jefferson rose to the coveted number one spot on the york times bestsellers list one of the best books of the year by the times book review and "washington post." the best-selling biography of andrew jackson earned a pulitzer prize says executive better it executive vice president of random house with a fascinating books with the influential reading less. with his expertise and engagement of the literary world to make it possible to bring exciting events to dash fill just like this book "the letters of arthur schlesinger, jr." just released a few days ago. i am proud to have jaundice by partner in this year's lecture series. tonight he has invited andrew and teeeighteen schlesinger did of their love to review over 35,000 letters written by their father the of the eight great arthur schlesinger, jr. to create this remarkable book. we're also welcoming tom brokaw back. [applause] he was honored when he delivered an inspiring talk to graduating seniors and we are thrilled to have him back on campus for this conversation. l i will turn things over to john and to

. >> a thing is thomas jefferson to the most wonderful thing in bringing people furniture. the sad thing was a war of 1812 and every thing was burned. then they had to start piecemeal since then. who came coulds sell what he didn't like. is to have auctions. president could change the decor if he wanted. president grant had the blue room pilot, chester arthur had it robin thicke blue and finally that was stopped at the time of theodore roosevelt in 1902. hoover to lou jacqueline kennedy, weekends at nine on c-span. the final question time for the year with british prime minister david cameron followed david cameron answered questions on domestic issues. from london, this runs 35 minutes. >> good morning, mr. speaker. >> i'm sure the whole house wish to join me in wishing our warmest wishes to our armed forces in afghanistan. i saw their incredible commitment and dedication and we should remember the families that will miss them this time of year and we should remember all of our service personnel around the world. our country owes a huge amount for the work they do and sacr

government and thomas jefferson were right to show is that it ly grows. we already must obey thousands of pages of rules. >> let's give everyone a big hand. [applaus >> is magician was told that he was in violation of the animal welfare act because he didn't have a disaster escape an for his rabbit. >> from now on come you cannot use your rabbit until you fill out papeork and pay the 40-dolr license fee and we willave to inspect your home. john: eisai these people thse things. >> but they don't laugh ever. it's beyond so you are on the naughty side of this. and actor vin song, from the nice side coming out in hollywood as a libertarian. and also fighting for people's rights to sell mistletoe. >> if people want to work, let them work. >> and on my nice list, it is this guy, who wrote a wonderful book, no, they ca' in response to government clms that yes, we can do everything. and finally tonight, this was a surprise to me. but the speaker the house on my nice list. oh, yes, because he said this. >> we should not be judged on how many laws e create. we shou

like and nobody ever asked the question you know back back in the day of george washington and thomas jefferson or all these guys or even the day of abraham lincoln or even in the day of mckinley and teddy roosevelt you could you could buy pot at your corner drugstore you could buy heroin at your corner drugstore goes and the country was not going back there were no bad but there was an obvious limit on this there was no well we're told there was no welfare system so if you smoked the drugs welfare system was put into place by george you are going to be hungry the next week now with large groups and large governments will offer to college to convert you or look at a drug problem look at alcohol there's many ways to solve the drug problem instead of just legalizing it improving the economy improving families but we don't want to do that that would be to the disadvantage of the democrats so you'd rather let all of this if this is an area where progress is and the libertarians agree. i think the trans-pacific partnership increasingly is becoming one as well the t.t.p. and all the all these trade d

americans i believe we've now added into a debate about that in trademark law but but i'm with thomas jefferson that a patent or copyright should not last more than three years it's three years is enough time to capture what you contributed because basically nothing came out of nothing everything is based on everything everybody everything everybody stands on the shoulders of somebody closer to you than you realize i don't think these unlimited rules that we've put into place are and that's why i'm saying bill gates and monsanto they're well first we need to provide some incentives we do need to provide some incentives three are people to be able to invest in things that really are going through but we can work that out but the point is china's actions are all about trade and flexing political power than they are about any interest in protecting their people if they were interested in protecting their people they hold free elections concerned a war on women is now mandating that women get rape insurance in michigan if you if you think you might get raped you have to buy insurance in advance onc

government and thomas jefferson were right to show is that it only grows.f rules. >> let's give everyone big hand. [applause] >> is magician was told that he was in violation of the animal welfare act because he didn't have disaster escape plan for his rabbit. >> from now on come you cannot usyour rabbit until you fill out paperwor and pay the 40-dollar license fee and we will have to inspect your home. john: eisai these people hse things. >> but ty don't laugh ever. it's beyond so you are on the naughty side of this. and actor vinso, from the nice side? coming out in hollywood as a libertarian. and also fighting for people's rights to sell mistletoe. >> if people want to work, let them work. >> and on my nice list, it is this guy, who wrote a wonderful book, no, they can't. in response to government claims that yes, we can do verything. and filly tonight, this was a surprise to me. but the speaker thehouse on my ni list. oh, yes, because he said this. >> we shld not be judged on how many laws we create. we should be judged on how many laws we repeal. >> if

. >> i would have thought they had been collecting it from the thomas jefferson did the most wonderful thing of putting in beautiful furniture, and the sad thing was the war of 1812, and everything was burned, and then they had to start piecemeal, and he could sell , and thend not like the president could change the president grant had the blue room pilot, and another androbins egg blue, something stopped at the time of theodore roosevelt. >> first ladies, season two. this week, jacqueline kennedy, weeknights on c-span. >> up next, a discussion on president obama's national security policy from sunday's "washington journal." host: and as we continue, and paperbacker, a edition of confront and conceal. thanks very much for being with us. guest: thank you, steve. writing about the president's first days in office, and that barack obama is planninggaged in america's covert attacks on iran -- can you explain? guest: we think right now of the that part ofions what drove iran to the table was the increase in financial sanctions by the united states and its allies. there was something else th

thomas jefferson refused to declare. in the early days, this was a big and controversial matter. the bible does not say anything about abortion. you can find references where there is a poetic sense that a god knew you when you are in the womb. that has nothing to do with making policy. mark pryor suggested he would be turning to the bible as a place to resolve questions. i have a book on my desk to remind me and it has solution from scripture about every issue from immigration, abortion, what the next generation of fighter planes -- where is this in the bible? where are the questions answered where we should care about people? where are these specifics mentioned? the answer is they are not. host: i want to throw this tweet at you from mike. guest: well, of course, henry david thoreau went to jail because he did not want to pay taxes during the mexican american war. if you believe you shouldn't have to pay for it, i guess you can refuse to pay your taxes. some of us will face those issues, if indeed the contraceptive mandate is upheld by the supreme court. we will have to decide

there's a great line ronald reagan always used that is similar to a line thomas jefferson used and i think it really encapsulates the mindset that we need to embrace and that is that to the extent the government can do something to you -- sorry it can do something for you it can do some into you. think about that for a second. to the extent the government can do something for you it can do something to you. and that is increasingly the experience of people in dc. how does that work quite what we give you some examples of the kind of exported behavior we are talking about and again we are not talking about everybody doing this, but we are talking about i think an increasing number of people doing this because frankly it is lucrative but the first one is what you might call a milker bill because first of all it has nothing to do with the dairy industry. that's what you need to recognize. a milker bill is something that is introduced by a member of congress were senator and the bill isn't defined really to pass. the idea of writing the law isn't a hope that this is greatd to be good pol

the slaveowners, as you well know, and you knew how obscenely unjust that was, the smart ones, thomas jefferson said that an avenging god would take action and show the world does not govern by blind chance. in a passage that your writing will be another great book about lincoln right now. you just told me you were writing about the second and 90, just as lincoln vilified jefferson in the gettysburg address, talking about how all men were created equal. >> host: jefferson didn't often think about avenging gods or god at all. just don't know, but if there were god, this is something he would be concerned about. that's for sure. so when now comes to be george the third, this 28-year-old martin has who has succeeded his grandfather, george the second for 30 odd years. he starts messing with his north american colonies in the way that, you know, the elder area, nobody messed with america. george washington in many other columnists looked out and talk, we know it's happening here. george washington said he wants to make a fast team in and check slaves as the blacks or you rollover with such arbitrar

or like, you know, about that story how john adams and thomas jefferson died on the same day and it'se 50th anniversary of the declaration of independence, july 4, 1826. if you put that in a novel, that would be so laughable. but it's fact and therefore it can be as plausible as possible. [laughter] i know i'm a groupie and ip order everything as soon as i hear it's coming out. >> thank you very much. however this on -- [laughter] this one when it came out it was a title "unfamiliar fishes" i had no idea what you were going to be writing about -- >> that's because i hate subtitles. go on. [laughter] >> what inspired you to use that title? >> is a quotation from a letter written by one of the first hawaii and writers. his name is david, and he was almost 30-years-old when the first missionaries arrived on the island where he was at the time, and they taught him how to read and write. he was well skilled in the hawaii and tradition but the missionaries from new england had to invent a written language for hawaii and so they taught him and some other people to read. in fact pretty much t

. >> the thing is thomas jefferson did the most wonderful thing and putting in beautiful furniture.he sad thing was the war of 1812 and everything was burned. then they have to start piecemeal since then. every president who came could sell what he didn't like what was there and these do have options in the square. every president could change the decor if you wanted. once president grant had the little room file it and chester arthur had at robins egg blue. finally that was all stopped at the time of theodore roosevelt in 1902. >> max boot printed presents a history of warfare. unconventional warfare often thought of as the modern means of war has a long tradition that dates back to antiquity. this is just under an hour. >> good afternoon and welcome to the heritage foundation and our louis lehrman auditorium. we of course will come those joining us on all of these occasions on our heritage.org web site in-house as we prepare to begin. please make sure cell phones have been turned off. it is a courtesy or speakers to appreciate. we will post the program within 24 hours on a homepag

thomas jefferson said if we saw a member of the opposition he'd cross the street to avoid having to tip our hat to that person and say hello to them. >> any idea when the duel stop? >> in the 1830s through the 1850s. there was a famous duelling ground not far from capitol hill, bladesensburg, maryland, many of invitations to meet thereupon. >> senate debates are often violent and sometimes ugly. clay's mastery of vote hustling prompted senate opponents to call him a dictator. benton unmatched egotism. amazing the language used to describe them. the question to you about this, neil mcneil was a journalist. you were an employee of a united states senator for 35 years. did you have any trouble with the adverbs, adjectives, the defining people in this book? >> no. >> why not? >> it was a very good journal iles with a vastf command of the -- he was a very good journalist, with a best command of the english language. sitting there, reading his drafts. i would say, yeah, that's right. that gets to the heart of the matter. so i did nothing to censor it or cool it down. i just welcome it. >> i g

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there's a great line that ronald reagan always used, it's similar to a line that thomas jefferson used, and i think it really encapsulates the mindset that we need to embrace. and that is that to the extent that government can do something to you -- sorry, that it can do something for you, it can do something to you. think about that for a second. to the extent that government can do something for you, it can do something to you. and that is increasingly the experience of people in d.c. well, how does it work? let me just give you some examples of the kinds of extortive behaviors we're talking about. and, again, we're not talking about everybody doing this. but we are talking about, i think, an increasing number of people do this because, frankly, it's lucrative. the first one is what you might call a mill kerr bill. -- milker bill. first of all, it has absolutely nothing to do with the dairy industry, okay? that's what you need to recognize. the milker bill is introduced by a member of congress, a senator, and the will's not -- the bill's not really designed to pass. the idea of writi

look at george washington or look at thomas jefferson. >> you're such a pretty girl.s pretty does. >> she raises shires, warhorses that go back centuries. scotch highland cattle, and those turkeys, what she says taste better because of the lives they lead. how much is an ayrshire turkey cost as compared to what i get in the grocery store? >> well, our turkeys are expensive. they're between, i think they're running this year $160 to $200. >> at those prices there are questions about how to make this kind of farming profitable. but while lerner is determined to run a sound business, it is not just about the bottom line. there is a 40 room mansion on the farm. what is it like living there? >> i don't know. >> what do you mean? >> i live in a little log cabin and i love it. >> do you think you're a bit eccentric? >> i am now that i'm rich. i used to just be weird. >> so just days before thanksgiving, sandy lerner and i danced with the turkeys. she grew up on a family farm. and she wants to see those values live on. >> i'm a cowgirl. i can tell what cows are thinking. it i

. >> a thing is thomas jefferson to the most wonderful thing in bringing people furniture. the sad thing was a war of 1812 and every thing was burned.

look at george washington and look at thomas jefferson. >> pretty girl.retty is as pretty does. >> she raises war horses that go back centuries. scotch highland cattle, and those turkeys she says tastes better because of the lives they lead. >> how much does a turkey cost here compared to what i get in the grocery stores? >> our turkeys are expensive. they are running $160 to $200. >> at those prices there are questions about how to make this kind of farming profitable. while lerner is determined to run a sound business, it is not just about the bottom line. there is a 40-room mansion on the farm. >> what is it like living there? >> i don't know. >> what do you mean? >> i live in a little log cabin and i love it. >> do you think you are a bit eccentric? >> i used to be before i was rich. now i am just weird. >> and so we danced with the turkeys. she grew up on a family farm and she wants to see the values live on. >> i am a cow girl. i can tell what cows are thinking. it is very much my success as a farmer which is what george washington was. he wanted to

thomas jefferson on his tombstone, the guy who, you know, was president of the united states twice from 1800 to 1808 -- 9 -- 1801-1809 technically, he wrote his own epitaph, did not say he was president of the united states. he was not the most proud of it, but he was, but he was most proud of in addition to be being author of independence -- but what he was most proud of that he was the founder of the university of virginia, america's first free college. anybody could go to college. anybody cogold to the university of virginia if you passed the entrance exam and demonstrate they were people going to college. anyhow, people know. people know that we've been robbed. oh, in that gap is that, for the middle class, and correspondedly, wealth at the top 1%, and corporate coffers offshore, but a mind boggling amount of wealth, that hundred thousand a year that would be making right now or 150,000 a year that you make right now. that's not in our hands, not middle class' hands, but in the hands of the top 100 of 1%. people know. now, iraq, and i'm not changing topics here. paraphernalia -- par