Through the Constitution Educational Podcast
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Haidian shared in here. We're going through the Constitution line by line. This is Lesson one, and this is called the Preamble World History changed with one sentence. Thomas Cahill wrote a series of books collectively called The Hinges of History, and explains why he chose that title we normally think, he wrote of History is one catastrophe after another war, followed by war outrage by outrage, almost as if history were nothing more than all the narratives of human pain assembled in consequence. And surely this is often enough inadequate description. But history is also the narratives of grace, the re countings of those blessed in inexplicable moments when someone did something for someone else Save the life bestowed a gift gave something beyond what was required by circumstance. That's a very good concept, and I believe the U. S. Constitution is undoubtedly one of those narratives of grace, a hinge of history, a work of genius bestowed upon us during a unique time in human history. The preamble, which is only one sentence, sums up the Constitution's goals, and here's how it reads we, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. Do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. Constitutional author and scholar Akil Reed Amar said this regarding the preamble. He said one sentence. This one simple sentence changes everything. It's the pivot of world history, the hinge of history. He might have read Cahill because he's applying Cahill's concept to the pre ambles principles and I agree with him before the sentence. Amar continues. You have self government democracy existing almost nowhere on planet. Well, it's all I have time for today. Before our next lesson. Let me ask you this. Can you memorize this world changing sentence? Give it a shot. Memorized the preamble of the Constitution of the United States. This is Dan shared. And remember this. We're in this together