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George Washington: Integrity and the Founding of America

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:08:48 +0000

This talk by John Ridpath was delivered in Irvine, California, on February 1, 2005, as part of the ARC Lecture Series.

The Founders of America all viewed George Washington as their leader, and many of them, including Jefferson, Adams, Madison and Hamilton, held him in awe. Washington was indeed a man of heroic courage and unbending integrity. In this lecture John Ridpath presents the struggle behind America’s founding, the intellectual context of the time and the central role that integrity plays in that struggle—as exemplified in the life and career of Washington.

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Bryan Olive — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:06:25 +0000

Recorded July 4, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts: John Ridpath examines today’s Tea Party protests from a historical perspective.

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In the Dawn’s Early Light: Patrick Henry—Beacon for America

Bryan Olive — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:00:15 +0000

This lecture was recorded as part of the ARC Lecture Series on February 12, 2004. On Presidents’ Day we honor some of the great men who contributed to the struggle to bring a free and secure America into existence, first among these being future Presidents Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison. Among the other founding heroes, one man stands out. This man—whom Jefferson once described as the first man on this continent—was Patrick Henry. From his first appearance on the stage of the founding drama, in 1765, to his last fiery appearance, in 1799, Patrick Henry stood as a beacon of integrity, fighting to guide the young America to safe harbor.

To celebrate Presidents’ Day, the Ayn Rand Institute sponsored a tribute lecture to Patrick Henry by Dr. John Ridpath on the inspirational life of the man who did so much to guide America towards becoming a free country administered by presidents, rather than another wasteland ruled by tyrants.

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Isolationism, George Washington and US Foreign Policy

Bryan Olive — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:15:50 +0000

Dr. John Ridpath, member of the board of directors of the Ayn Rand Institute, explains comments from George Washington’s farewell address about American foreign policy. This is from the Q-&-A session at Dr. Ridpath’s lecture “George Washington: Integrity and the Founding of America,” recorded February 21, 2005, in Irvine, California.