This talk by John Ridpath was delivered in Irvine, California, on February 1, 2005, as part of the ARC Lecture Series.
Archive for Tag “American Revolution”
8 min. Revolutionary Principles
Onkar Ghate on the ideas of America’s founders, and the influence of Hobbes, Rousseau, and Locke on the American system of government. (Pajamas TV interview; 8 min.)
71 min. In the Dawn’s Early Light: Patrick Henry—Beacon for America
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.
4 min. Isolationism, George Washington and US Foreign Policy
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.
62 min. Atlas Shrugged—America’s Second Declaration of Independence
Recorded March 1, 2007—In 1776 Thomas Jefferson announced to the world America’s plans for independence. For the first time in history, there was to be a nation and a government dedicated to the individual’s rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But from inception, and from both within and without, the ideals of the new nation were under attack.
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