Law & Government

Davy Crockett's Speech
U.S. Congressman for three terms, 1827 - 1835.  You have heard about the Alamo but have you heard his speech about the redistribution of wealth?  One day in the House of Representatives, a bill was taken up appropriating money for the benefit of a widow of a distinguished naval officer. Several beautiful speeches were given in its support.   The Speaker was just about to put the question when the Congressman from Kentucky arose . . .

Eisenhower's Farewell Address
Eisenhower warns America of the growing threat of the "military industrial complex" and the "iron triangle" of government, military and industry carrying out their own interests as opposed to the best interest of the nation.

Skousen: The 5000 Year Leap
Skousen does the hard work of sifting through the original sources of the founders (i.e. Cicero, Locke, Montesquieu, Adam Smith et al....) to boil down the success of our nation to 28 principles established by our founders.  Skousen demonstrates how these principles led to a 5000 year leap in progress, from horse cart to landing on the moon, in less than 200 years.

Letter From Birmingham Jail
The Letter from Birmingham Jail is an open letter written on April 16, 1963, by Martin Luther King, Jr., an American civil rights leader. King wrote the letter from the city jail in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was confined after being arrested for his part in a planned non-violent protest against racial segregation by Birmingham's city government.  King's letter is a response to a statement made by eight white Alabama clergymen titled "A Call For Unity". The clergymen agreed that social injustices existed but argued that the battle against racial segregation should be fought solely in the courts, not in the streets. King responded that without nonviolent forceful direct actions such as his, true civil rights could never be achieved. As he put it, "This 'Wait' has almost always meant 'Never.'" He asserted that not only was civil disobedience justified in the face of unjust laws, but that "one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws."