Dennis Prager, best-selling author and nationally syndicated radio talk show host, outlines the three pillars of American values in this preview of his new venture, Prager University.
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Your American Trinity is a great, short presentation. I’ve enjoyed it since I first saw it, but believed I had read it years ago. I finally found it again to pass back to you; it is in Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn’s book “The Menace of the Herd” (1943). He said “'E pluribus unum', the constructive principle of federation, 'In God We Trust', the recognition of God’s limitless fatherhood – these two watchwords, together with that of 'Liberty', should be our creed, not that spurious label democracy which our American forebears despised and execrated.”
Thanks God for the Liberty,Equality and Freedom afforted to us in this country moustly undiserb. Try to have it in CUBA where I'm from and mayby people would understand it's value.thank you mr: Prager.
This is awesome. I've shown this video at separate times to both my sons (17 and 19) when they start to question what our country is all about. This is so simple and clear. Let's hope the ACLU isn't successful in gettin In God We trust off our coins.
There you go again to quote the late President Reagan who, by the way, read all his speeches from 3x5 cards and was still called "The Great Communicator". Sarah Palin brought the latest criticism on herself. By pointing out Obama's use of teleprompters she left herself open to deserved ridicule after it was shown she can't even give her simplistic or simple minded presentations without crib notes. What I find both extremely funny and insulting is that you once compared Palin to Margaret Thatcher of all people.
Even if President Obama didn't use a teleprompter he would still come off way more eloquent than your hero George W Bush with one.
Hello Dennis, I think the American trinity definition is a Top Down view, I'm hispanic trying to survive in United sates and I cannot believe how races are still remaining together, If you go to souther states you will see how black comommunity don't want to mix with whites, in western states hispanics are selfish and they think they are uniques. In northen there are whites with very few mixtures, seems that minorities live in gettos.
Thank you for a very enlightening explanation of equality the American way. I believe no other country in the world gives equal starting opportunity to everyone than this great country. What one decides to do with that opportunity is entirely up to the individual. Sadly, when government starts making decisions for its people, individualism and ambition is greatly diminished. I remember when my family first came to this country, there was a time when my wife and I couldn't even afford to buy eggs to feed the children. Six years later, we are doing just fine...fine enough that we can be classified as "rich" according to Mr. Obama. I used to live in a country where healthcare was free and people had monthly checks from the government. After four years, I was nowhere near where I would be in the same amount of time here in the United States. Individualism and harwork lead to success. When the state enables, the people become disbaled.
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Thank you Professor Prager,
Rick Post
Your American Trinity is a great, short presentation. I’ve enjoyed it since I first saw it, but believed I had read it years ago. I finally found it again to pass back to you; it is in Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn’s book “The Menace of the Herd” (1943). He said “'E pluribus unum', the constructive principle of federation, 'In God We Trust', the recognition of God’s limitless fatherhood – these two watchwords, together with that of 'Liberty', should be our creed, not that spurious label democracy which our American forebears despised and execrated.”
I recommend the book, even if written in 1943.
There you go again to quote the late President Reagan who, by the way, read all his speeches from 3x5 cards and was still called "The Great Communicator". Sarah Palin brought the latest criticism on herself. By pointing out Obama's use of teleprompters she left herself open to deserved ridicule after it was shown she can't even give her simplistic or simple minded presentations without crib notes. What I find both extremely funny and insulting is that you once compared Palin to Margaret Thatcher of all people.
Even if President Obama didn't use a teleprompter he would still come off way more eloquent than your hero George W Bush with one.
Syd
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