alexi de tocqueville spoke in said, he would praise the postal service, writing that the most enlightened world district of france is there an interest rule as an intellectual movement on such a scale as in this wilderness. so, as i say, rooted in american history, part of the communication that established going from colonies to a country, they are there for america's families to communicate, as this is to thrive, medicines to be delivered. case, time of an election, time of the pandemic, a safeway for people to vote. it is very important to shine a bright light on the postal system and to show our appreciation for what it has done. nearly 100,000 -- 97,000 veterans are employed by the postal service. us, is a joyous occasion to come together, to vote for the postal service, and to meet the needs of our people. can asktituents -- you any member of congress across the country, democratic or republican -- if they are hearing from their constituents on this subject. and they are. as we go forward, just denote that tomorrow will be 100 days -- today 99 days -- since we passed the heroes act.

you have written a book about america through foreign eyes, looking at people like de tocqueville and charles dickens and famous writers who came to america. how do you think some -- de tocqueville or dickens coming to america today would view it and how different is it? >> i can say how i view it, i lived in the u.s. for a very long time, fareed and worked in the u.s. i think my views are similar to others. the united states is more and more like other rich countries, that american exceptionalism is -- it a large extent a thing of the past. the united states faces the same challenges, whether it is the covid pandemic or now the economic concession or contraction, whether it is challenges having to do with violence, with dressing iss iads of race that plagued the united states now for 400 years. in a sense, if you have a leader in the united states who looks a lot or acts a lot like jair bolsonaro in brazil or erdogan in turkey or duterte in the philippines, well, that american exceptionalism of the past is sort of over. and i think that is something that a lot of people all over the

that's what douglas in the de tocqueville writes this in the 19th century where he says there are twoays for these people to go, you must wholly part or wholly integrated. that's it, that's it. and then styling further and further back there's a lawyer from the 1600s who points out and there's a lot of revolution figures point out we can end the slavery but how to integrate these people? that's what everyone was doctor that's with abolitionist were stuck because you could beat abolitionist and still harbor racial feelings come negative racial stereotypes against african-americans. you could be a liberal and still build a life for yourself that segregates you. for me integration was not assimilation, right? because that reduces or flattens the black south, not diversity but you can hide a lot of things in diversity. you can put a we are the world, people gathered say now we have diversity. why integration i mean making available and accessible all the tools and opportunities in american society to all its citizens. that is what the countries historically shied away from when it comes t

alexis de tocqueville is attributed to have said, america is great because america is good. if america ceases to be good, america ceases to be great. but i truly believe with your continued support, with your dedication, the cause of life will build on the extraordinary progress we've made these last three and a half years. we'll continue to see pro-life men and women of principle elected and reelected from the white house to the state house. and the day will come when we restore the right of life to the center of american law and we will make america great again. thank you very much. [applause] god bless you for all you do. ♪ ♪ mikew, vice president pence speaks in clearwater florida as part of a multi-stop campaign swing to reach evangelical and pro-life voters. before departing, he meets with some of the attendees. this is about 40 minutes. >> ladies and >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the daughter of the vice president of the united states, charlotte pence bond. ♪ charlotte: hello, everyone. thank you for being here today.

in any event, when alexis de tocqueville spoke in that he wouldhe said, praise the postal service, writing that not in the most enlightened rural districts of france is there an intellectual movement so rapid or on such a scale as in this wilderness. so, as i say, rooted in american history, part of the communication that established us from going from colonies to a america's families to communicate and businesses to thrive, medicines to be delivered. time ofhis case, at the an election in the time of a pandemic, a safe way for people to vote. it is very important to shine a bright light on the postal system and to show our appreciation for what it has done. 100,000, 97,000 number is , veterans employed by the postal service. occasionus is a joyous to come together, to vote for the postal service, and to meet the needs of our people. our constituents, you can ask any member of congress across the country, democratic or republican, if they are hearing from their constituents on this subject, and they are. note go forward, just to that tomorrow will be 100 days, today 99 days since we passed

us feel like let's not start with that and that's an unfair thing as an american to be note that tocqueville talk so much about our so it's in each and we're big bang. but that's when he came over i think that's something we're really putting in danger i think so too and i still remembered growing up in the ninety's the big push that we had to you know censor 2 live crew we had to censor all these musicians and artists went to me that's the worst thing you can possibly do i want to thank you both hannah cox and of martin for coming on and illuminating this debate for us today thank you so much. and thank you all right everybody as we go to break remember that you can also start watching the hawks on demand through the brand new portable t.v. app which is available on all platforms so you have no excuse not to get it it's available everywhere all right coming up legal journalist molly borrow joins us to discuss the current plight of 30000000 u.s. citizens now facing a fiction you do not want to miss this conversation stay tuned to watchable. thinking of getting a new puppy once we got in our

of rheumatic fever so and to be a single woman raising six children, i think that i remember de tocqueville wrote about the singularity of american women and he perceived american women were different from european and and theywere far more , stood up for themselves. they were all good attributes he wrote about and i remember reading that in democracy in america and reading it and thinking he didn't have mary ball washington in mind but i did, he wrote that in 1832 i believe . but it struck me that one of the things we don't look into enough is that the personal qualities of the people of that time. it's not just names and dates and places but these were real human beings with real emotion and especially at the end. she had to be very brave in that regard. she knew she was dying. george knew she was dyingand there was nothing that could be done about it . it had to be terribly painful for her but by all accounts and their thin but the accountsthat were made , she , her last year was important to her in bravery. >> i guess one last thing i would notice is that when martha was talking about m

you have read some of your american history you will remember that when the french journalist de tocqueville came to america in the 19th century he observed one of the main differences between the french revolution and republic and the american revolution republic is the french were really all about equality. they talked about liberty but they were really all about equality. he said by contrast the americans in the american revolution is about liberty. they also talk about equality but with they are really after in america's liberty. this is one of herbert hoover's biggest complaints about the new deal is that it was turning america into a form of european totalitarianism. hoover had spent the early part of his career as a mining engineer doing huge mining projects abroad and he had continued to live in europe when he did relief efforts. food relief efforts during world war i and the post-world era. herbert hoover is a hero for essentially saving the belgian people from starvation as well as in other countries. one of the things hoover noticed during all that time in europe was that it was g

died of dysentery, died of rheumatic fever, to be a single woman raising 6 children, i think they tocqueville in democracy of america wrote about the singularity of american women, they were different from european women, far more independence, stood up for themselves, all good attributes and i remember reading that from democracy in america and he didn't have mary ball washington in mind but i did, but it struck me one of the things you don't look into enough is the personal qualities of the people of that time, not just a measure of names and dates and places but real human things with real emotions especially at the end. .. >> she has kind of commanding presence. george washington also has commanding presence. you can say these are people who are in charge and maybe that's a parallel too. >> yes, i would agree with that. look at conduct during revolutionary war. holding together a rag-tag army for 7 years and moving that from battle to battle losing more battles than he won but he happened to be the more important battles than he lost and that type of fortitude and bravery truly has to com

single woman raising six children, i think that, you know, remember in democracy in america, de tocqueville, he perceived that american women were different from european women and they were far more independent and far more-- stood up for themselves and they were all-- and he wrote about and i remember reading that in democracy in america and reading it and that he didn't have mary ball washington in mind, but when i read it, i had mary ball washington in mind and he wrote that in 1832, i believe. and it struck me that one of the things that we don't look into enough is the personal qualities of the people of that time is that it's know the just a measurement. it's not just names and dates and places, but these were real human beings with real emotions and especially at the end, she was very brave in that regard because she knew she was dying. george knew she was doing. there was nothing to be done about it. it had to be terribly, terribly painful for her, but she embraced her last years very, very with fortitude and bravery. >> one more thing i would just notice is that when martha was ta

early 19th century when visiting america to write his great book, democracy in america, alexis de tocqueville praised the postal service as being the great link between minds and writing that not in the most enlightened rural districts of france is there an intellectual movement so rapid or on such a scale as this -- as the postal service. so it has been excellent from the start, part of the unity, the unity of america. as we all know, the postal model states neither -- motto states neither snow, nor rain, nor gloof of night stays these couriers from their completion of their appointed rounds. swift completion of their appointed rounds. as members of congress we have a response to believe the ensure that those courageous couriers are not strayed if their constitutional duty to serve the american people. we salute the patriotic -- i join you, madam chair, in saluting the patriotic men and women who risked their health and safety to serve the mesh people every day. our postal workers, our letter carriers and all who make -- who may bring us together there is a second postal motto. inscribed abo

early 19th century when visiting america to write his great book, democracy in america, alexis de tocqueville praised the postal service as being the great link between minds and writing that not in the most enlightened rural districts of france is there an intellectual movement so rapid or on such a scale as this -- as the postal service. so it has been excellent from the start, part of the unity, the unity of america. as we all know, the postal model states neither -- motto states neither snow, nor rain, nor gloof of night stays these couriers from their completion of their appointed rounds. swift completion of their appointed rounds. as members of congress we have a response to believe the ensure that those courageous couriers are not strayed if their constitutional duty to serve the american people. we salute the patriotic -- i join you, madam chair, in saluting the patriotic men and women who risked their health and safety to serve the mesh people every day. our postal workers, our letter carriers and all who make -- who may bring us together there is a second postal motto. inscribed abo