Yes he speaks so clearly and with passion , I noticed he pronounced " about " as a Canadian would as " aboot " so I checked where he was born , puzzling it was Japan , however his parents were dinky di Americans .
@@margaretingleby679 Philadelphians speak in such a manner. Baltimore is not too far off. The working class accents from those cities take that accent to the next level. This is a bit off topic, but have you ever wondered why Baltimore hasn’t produced any rap artists? In Hip Hop, one’s regional cadence is very much a big factor in the music produced. The Baltimore accent is as if the British accent was from TEMU. It’s simply unbearable. Allen Guezlo strikes me as someone who comes from a middle class/working class background, yet rose through the ranks of academia due to his hard work and thirst for knowledge. That’s why he is great. He presents his thoughts in a concise package that even his opposition must at the very least, give him the time of day.
King George III said upon hearing of Washington handing in his sword to the Continental Congress from American artist Benjamin West said, "If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world." The United States was truly blessed to have such a noble man leading us at that fragile time. America's Cincinnatus.
So unfortunate today's "leaders " are a group of self centered lying megalomaniacs that are only interested in lining their pockets. Barry and Big Mike, Chuck, Nancy, Kammy, Tater Head Joe, Billy and Hilly and let's not forget those who came before them FDR, JFK, LBJ,
Douglas Murray performs a great service to the enterprise of promoting American history, ideals, and awareness of the American experiment in democracy. Applause for this treasure of conversations with seminal thinkers, statesmen, historians and observers of the contemporary problems in historiography.
As a child I think I was unique in that I was amazed at what the founding fathers did. (Most adults don't really appreciate it.) The rights of the citizen above the power of the state. I understood how earth shattering that was in relation to all of human history. But the founding fathers themselves were just entities that accomplished that. Things. Mildly interesting folklore. "I cannot tell a lie." Then, as an adult I started to experience the new historical perspectives. The founding fathers as they really were. Warts and all. THAT'S when I really experienced a sense of awe for the men themselves. They became real people. Flawed people. And what they achieved became that much more improbable. Miraculous. By knowing them as human beings it elevated my esteem for them immeasurably.
It was the same with how I was able to process my relationship with my dysfunctional mother who died when I was a teenager. It took many years, but once I saw her as a person, and what she went through, I had a lot more appreciation for her and what she did for us kids.
@@swiftwindturning That moment as an adult when you realize, "Oh, yeah. They were idiots just like me!" Just trying to make their way through the world, trying to do the right thing... and failing... just like me.
I love Douglas Murray. I just "discovered" him and ashamed I didn't know him before. He joins my go-to cadre of Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, Victor Davis Hansen, and Thomas Sowell (among others). Love love love this guy. He's so fearless and incredibly well spoken. Can't wait to read his books.
In 1776 and 1787 slavery was practiced in every country in the world, and no where more prominent than Africa, the Middle East, Brazil, and the Caribbean. There is clear evidence the Founding Fathers were intent on ending slavery, with the only question of when and how, and frankly they didn’t have the answers. They looked on the Haitian Revolution (1790-1805) in horror as they saw hundreds of thousands of lives snuffed out on a tiny island to free the slaves there; what would happen in the NOT so United States?! The fact the US was the third Western country to end slavery in just 70 years since its creation is amazing, and the cost was high as over a half million men died to make it so.
The people who *need* to read this info, would *never* be caught *dead* watching/listening to such an intelligent conversation as this, so I'm sorry to say, your comment here is moot.
Yes, well put, and now than that... More than ever country in the world participating in slavery AT THAT TIME, was that slavery had been practiced by humanity FOR ALL HISTORY. I think that is a big, big part of the whole discussion. I think it's such a massive nugget, it's easy to see right past it: slavery is as old as humanity. So, it's a BIG. FREAKING. DEAL. that they made provision for surgery to be eradicated. And, a IT'S HUGE THAT AMERICA DID INDEED ERADICATE IT!! (Watch Mr. Douglas Murray interview Andrew Ferguson, in Abraham Lincoln. Great episode)
Douglas Murray has reinstilled my love for the country where I was born, America. Fortunately, history was my favorite subject during my entire education. But life got in the way. 70 years later, it took a disenchanted British subject, an accomplished international journalist, Douglas Murray champions the battle for Truth, has brought me back to my roots. A timely, brilliant mind in a turbulent paradigm, humanity is blessed, thank you sir, for your strong courageous voice... 🙏
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Douglas Murray for this discussion with Prof. Guelzo, and for the series in general. How important, how crucial for the West's future that these articulate voices need to be understood!!
Douglas, as a 'fan' of yours across all media for the better part of a decade and, given your status, IMHO, as one of the Top 50 public intellectuals alive today on planet Earth, may I humbly suggest this UNCANCELLED HISTORY series is the finest body of work you've produced to date in your career thus far ! Focusing on these Anglo-American historical greats whom the woke Left ardently wishes were NEVER born [& thus must be cancelled], your own deep love of history and keen insights as a British scholar of the Western Enlightenment and Canon make this a "must watch" series for anyone at all interested in history and the unique role of the Anglosphere in world events of today AND the past. BRAVO, sir and I join other viewers here in eagerly awaiting subsequent installments of this well-done and impactful series !......
What an engaging and warm scholar. Guelzo is known as a Lincoln scholar. Maybe he undertook this appearance to prepare to write a book on Washington. I'm fortunate to encounter Allen Guelzo, a wonderful storyteller and scholar combined.
I'm from the original Washington in the North East of England where the family hailed from, in the old hall there independence day is celebrated every year, when your old enemy honours you... that's respect
Mr. Murray is so obviously and justifiably impressed both by the depth of Mr. Guelzo's knowledge, and by the overwhelmingly lucid speaking style of this brilliant guest. I have never seen Douglas Murray appear so obviously 'blown away' by the contribution of a guest. Douglas looks as astounded as are we, the audience- inspired by the presence of this great speaker. Dr.Allen Guelzo strikes me as the type of expert that could edify vast audiences by gifting us with more of his speaking presentations online. My thanks to Murray for eliciting Guelzo's genius in delivering this jaw-droppingly entertaining educational material- this is an astounding collaboration that 'breathes life into' the Washington era of history.
Unbelievable how every one of these guests so far has been so well-spoken and knowledgeable. After so long listening to terrible politicians and journalists, these guests have reminded me that there is still a deep well of intelligence left in humanity. My thanks to Mr. Douglas Murray.
What a brilliant discussion about a truly great man. Flawed as all men are, yet truly great. I really love this series, andd i hope it continues on. Thank you Douglas. We often take for granted what we have as Americans, its just our birthright afterall, yet it takes men like Douglas, who is American by choice, to remind us of what it really means to be American, even with all its flaws.
A rich and enriching conversation. And Allen has a beautiful voice. He should narrate some history or art documentaries, in the mode of Kenneth Clark. 😊 I thoroughly enjoyed this. Well done, Douglas.
Douglas, an outstanding discussion with Allen Guezlo. Allen is the sort of person you wished you had as a history teacher, he brought George Washington and the times he lived in to life.
Who is this man and why was he hidden from me all my life? I want more! Douglas: release a bonus material! Pre-, post-interview, bloopers, parts that were cut... Bring this man back, sit him in front of a giant pile of food and drink and let him talk for at least 4 hours! Ah, this was the best episode yet!
What a privilege it is to have serendipitously found Douglas Murray's work on the internet. It's not an exaggeration to say that Mr. Murray is a giant of our time in the transmission of ideas.
Interesting conversation. I enjoyed it! One point of beginning the historian said that it was not legal for the colonist to have legislatures. I would read the charters, but the king of England gave those colonies. They, in fact, did have the right to establish their own legislatures, and he had the authority to appoint governors and to be the executive. It was not illegal, but legal. And this is important point the reason why the colonists revolted was because the legislature in the 1760s in England, parliament, tried to establish their authority over the colonies. But the charters that were made with the king 150 years earlier were still in effect, that was the cause of the revolution. No taxation without representation was not a revolt against taxation. It was a revolt against unlawful jurisdiction. The parliament try to extend their legislative jurisdiction over to Colony’s but they did not have the right to do so because that violated the charters.
One interesting subtext to this conversation is the profound level of mutual respect shown by these two men, representing countries who were once bitter enemies in the throes of war. The level of friendship currently manifest between the UK and the US ( as well as Canada, AU, NZ, etc.) is now a model of how great a relationship can be- the admiration for the sister nation often exceeds even the love for one's own country. How remarkable is that? One nations passes the torch of global hegemony to another, not in an apocalyptic war, but with collaboration and trust, knowing that it really makes no difference which nation is the 'leader' and which is the 'co-pilot', when both are on the same side. What could be done to make the entire world feel that level of trust? If we could answer that question, we could save the world from WW3.
There are some who think Americans are ill educated, especially on history and geography. But there is no doubt,America has some world class Academics! These Academics need protection in all Western countries. Protection from pseudo intellectuals with bad intentions,especially. Great interview. PS, Many young people,in the whole of the West are let down by poor teachers and teaching methods. We have become spoiled by the idea that freedom,and democracy are free and don't need protecting!
@@willmercury Hello Friend: I was referring to the pedagogical practice that obtained before the late 19th-century institutionalization of law schools attached to universities, by which apprentices in established law practices would "read law" (as this defunct system was then known) under supervision of their employers in preparation for examination and admittance to local and state bar associations. What I was highlighting is that Washington (by training no more than a land surveyor and army officer) was one of the few non-lawyer Founding Fathers.
This is how interviews and a discussion used to be. Civil. Open. How refreshing to just hear a discussion. It’s a dying art and has been for a couple of decades.
Thank you Douglas ( and your eminent guest(s)), for this platform allowing such REASON to be made accessible to us, refuting trendy dogma so eloquently, and adding to historical truths on the way.
I think it is utterly ABSURD for people of today to look through lenses tinted with the colour of the philosophies of 2023 upon the lives of men 250 years ago and then JUDGE them by present values.
Washington had to have extreme charisma in order to be able to hold together an army of volunteer militia that also owed allegiance to their families and farms at home. There is no doubt that our country owes him a great measure of gratitude.
Which country? That America is Long Gone which Considered Washington A "Great Leader" of the Nation, Today DC's Teen Titans make fun of Washington, Little kids are told that Washington was a "Old Rude Lady" and The Most superior Human Race, The Great Black Community (I have to write that way else I might be a White Supremacist in some fool's View) Today wants His Statues Down, Yesterday My Neighbor, A So Called American (He himself says he is Chinese with US Citizenship) Raised a Chinese Flag in The Lawn . Wow . What a Great Place we live in, it's not a Nation, it's just a place.
This line says it all --- "Even in the deep winter of Valley Forge, there are 750 black soldiers who are part of Washington's continental army. If the American Revolution had been created for the purpose of protecting slavery, what were THEY doing?"
Its so crazy people spout such nonsense. The biggest supporters of the revolution, the people who started it, were new englanders. Most of them were 100% opposed to slavery, with a very small minority slaves. So its insane people try to argue nonsense that it happened to protect slavery. Hell, most founders were like those in the north east, and were 100% against slavery, they just knew if they forced the issue itd cause an instant civil war and collapse of the new country, they hoped society would change and abandon it down the road, which it did just a lifetime later.
I am 150 pages from the end of book four of Flexner's biography of Washington, and what an incredible and interesting human he was, and what fascinating tribulations the early American republic had to navigate. Washington served two terms not because he really wished to but because even his political opponents knew the thing just born would not survive without him.
Douglas, in another 5-10 years when all your series guests have past, who, besides you and me will be able to recount these essential histories and accomplished heroes?
Douglas Murray - if I ran the zoo (the zoo that is the education "system" in my neighbourhood in Canada) I would have all children watch this channel of yours. THANK you for all you are doing.
Excellent interview because Allen Guelzo "gets" Washington beyond admiration or hero worship. He wasn't the intellectual that Adams, Jefferson or Franklin were. And, yes, Washington's role model appears to have been Cincinatus. His core qualities cannot be captured in written words or speeches. It's his intangible command presence...a moral authority at the key moments. What's so irksome about him is that you likely had to have *been there* to grasp his qualities and importance. This makes appreciating Washington fully an impossibility for us, alas.
Thank you, Douglas Murray, for recognizing and countering the self-indulgent binary exemplified by the critical race obsessives, whose narcissistic minds cannot comprehend how rare and wonderful an idea born ahead of its time can be. You may be a proud British subject, but you are also a great American in spirit.
Dr. Guelzo is an American treasure. I am so thankful to have discovered his work through TH-cam, his Civil War novels, etc. They are ALL fantastic, but his Robert E. Lee - A Life biography is his masterpiece IMO. The melancholy undertone of the path Lee was forced unto gives it a depth rarely found in Civil War biographies. Should be made into a film if Ted Turner has the money 😂 What a great discussion Mr. Murray! Congratulations on your success, and I shall enjoy further exploring your archives (I feel like Dr. Guelzo could have been featured on several topics here. It was refreshing to hear this recent interview on George Washington by him in the midst of dozens of hours of Civil War talks…could watch 10 more hours of this one!) I wish you had your own channel to subscribe since I won’t to Nebulous, since I enjoy my history separate from my news. Like in Ghostbusters! Don’t cross the streams…even if I agree with your coverage. I personally indulge in history to escape from the present 🎉 Warmest regards, Gerald PS: George Washington hasn’t, and never will never be canceled. Not happening. He’s in the Top 3 Americans (if you like lists) of all time. I dislike the clickbaity questions towards the end, but Dr Guelzo handled uncomfortable, yet fair to uneducated individuals, questions that are being asked today
Disagree that America has no ethnicity or language. These ideas occurred mostly in the English language… there’s a reason why the French and Spanish didn’t have as much freedom in their societies… literally because of the way one thinks (language).
I hope Douglas makes this much longer than 10 parts. What a gift this has been and could and would continue to be. Thank you Douglas
Agreed. DVD boxsets would also be nice.
Agreed. Would be nice if he responded to my phone calls
Agreed !!
Wow, what a tremendous storyteller. Allen Guelzo makes history feel alive.
Yes he speaks so clearly and with passion , I noticed he pronounced " about " as a Canadian would as " aboot " so I checked where he was born , puzzling it was Japan , however his parents were dinky di Americans .
@@margaretingleby679 I noticed the same thing. Might be one of the Pennsylvania accents; maybe North/Northeastern Pennsylvania?
@@margaretingleby679 Philadelphians speak in such a manner. Baltimore is not too far off. The working class accents from those cities take that accent to the next level. This is a bit off topic, but have you ever wondered why Baltimore hasn’t produced any rap artists? In Hip Hop, one’s regional cadence is very much a big factor in the music produced. The Baltimore accent is as if the British accent was from TEMU. It’s simply unbearable. Allen Guezlo strikes me as someone who comes from a middle class/working class background, yet rose through the ranks of academia due to his hard work and thirst for knowledge. That’s why he is great. He presents his thoughts in a concise package that even his opposition must at the very least, give him the time of day.
King George III said upon hearing of Washington handing in his sword to the Continental Congress from American artist Benjamin West said, "If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world."
The United States was truly blessed to have such a noble man leading us at that fragile time. America's Cincinnatus.
"You don't see God's hand in all of this?" (Name that movie!)
So unfortunate today's "leaders " are a group of self centered lying megalomaniacs that are only interested in lining their pockets. Barry and Big Mike, Chuck, Nancy, Kammy, Tater Head Joe, Billy and Hilly and let's not forget those who came before them FDR, JFK, LBJ,
Washington was British by blood,British by birth. American by design. He was a fairly great fellow.
Douglas Murray performs a great service to the enterprise of promoting American history, ideals, and awareness of the American experiment in democracy. Applause for this treasure of conversations with seminal thinkers, statesmen, historians and observers of the contemporary problems in historiography.
What a great enlargement of my picture of history of the colonies and George himself. Thank you., Douglas.
George Washington is a household name, yet criminally underrated as a man and leader. Absolute superhero.
The Indispensable Man. No GW, no US.
Crazy how he basically could’ve been King or anything he wanted after the 1776 victory… but remained humble and established a Democracy instead
Misleading history is “laying violent hands on what is so important to us as a people.” (Very true!)
As a child I think I was unique in that I was amazed at what the founding fathers did. (Most adults don't really appreciate it.) The rights of the citizen above the power of the state. I understood how earth shattering that was in relation to all of human history. But the founding fathers themselves were just entities that accomplished that. Things. Mildly interesting folklore. "I cannot tell a lie." Then, as an adult I started to experience the new historical perspectives. The founding fathers as they really were. Warts and all. THAT'S when I really experienced a sense of awe for the men themselves. They became real people. Flawed people. And what they achieved became that much more improbable. Miraculous. By knowing them as human beings it elevated my esteem for them immeasurably.
This comment is extremely astute! This is a great truth about history. The truth of it is more fascinating than any made up story could ever be.
It was the same with how I was able to process my relationship with my dysfunctional mother who died when I was a teenager. It took many years, but once I saw her as a person, and what she went through, I had a lot more appreciation for her and what she did for us kids.
@@swiftwindturning That moment as an adult when you realize, "Oh, yeah. They were idiots just like me!" Just trying to make their way through the world, trying to do the right thing... and failing... just like me.
I LOVE Washington. I once read a giant biography of him and learned about the kind of man he was. I am grateful to him.
I love Douglas Murray. I just "discovered" him and ashamed I didn't know him before. He joins my go-to cadre of Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, Victor Davis Hansen, and Thomas Sowell (among others).
Love love love this guy. He's so fearless and incredibly well spoken. Can't wait to read his books.
So a group of self righteous douche bags? Nice 👍🏿
He's great at spoon-feeding you what you want to hear to make his predetermined points. Just like the other people you mentioned
@@joeharmon4671you're my favorite naïve edge lord. Not cringeworthy at all.
In 1776 and 1787 slavery was practiced in every country in the world, and no where more prominent than Africa, the Middle East, Brazil, and the Caribbean. There is clear evidence the Founding Fathers were intent on ending slavery, with the only question of when and how, and frankly they didn’t have the answers. They looked on the Haitian Revolution (1790-1805) in horror as they saw hundreds of thousands of lives snuffed out on a tiny island to free the slaves there; what would happen in the NOT so United States?! The fact the US was the third Western country to end slavery in just 70 years since its creation is amazing, and the cost was high as over a half million men died to make it so.
And of course the natives and the slaves they had are never mentioned. Trash professor teaching lies and half truths
When you include the civilian deaths attributed to the civil war the number is closer to 1 million.
The people who *need* to read this info, would *never* be caught *dead* watching/listening to such an intelligent conversation as this, so I'm sorry to say, your comment here is moot.
Well put!
Yes, well put, and now than that... More than ever country in the world participating in slavery AT THAT TIME, was that slavery had been practiced by humanity FOR ALL HISTORY. I think that is a big, big part of the whole discussion. I think it's such a massive nugget, it's easy to see right past it: slavery is as old as humanity. So, it's a BIG. FREAKING. DEAL. that they made provision for surgery to be eradicated. And, a IT'S HUGE THAT AMERICA DID INDEED ERADICATE IT!! (Watch Mr. Douglas Murray interview Andrew Ferguson, in Abraham Lincoln. Great episode)
Wow, not only is Kelsey Grammer a venerable actor, but a careful and articulate historian as well. A true polymath!
I thought so too!
lol totally
My thought exactly. But not pompous, just confident.
Utterly compelling. Professor Guelezo is terrific and Mr Murray is excellent, feeding him, to tease the interview along.
Thank you for this channel, and bringing these honest interviews into history and it's people. As always great work Douglas!
Douglas Murray has reinstilled my love for the country where I was born, America. Fortunately, history was my favorite subject during my entire education. But life got in the way.
70 years later, it took a disenchanted British subject, an accomplished international journalist, Douglas Murray champions the battle for Truth, has brought me back to my roots.
A timely, brilliant mind in a turbulent paradigm, humanity is blessed, thank you sir, for your strong courageous voice... 🙏
What a wonderful, educated and bright person! Simple, brief but so deep analysis. Enjoyable , enlightening watch.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Douglas Murray for this discussion with Prof. Guelzo, and for the series in general. How important, how crucial for the West's future that these articulate voices need to be understood!!
Thoroughly enjoying! Prof. Guelzo's excellent summary of George Washington is inspiring!
Douglas, as a 'fan' of yours across all media for the better part of a decade and, given your status, IMHO, as one of the Top 50 public intellectuals alive today on planet Earth, may I humbly suggest this UNCANCELLED HISTORY series is the finest body of work you've produced to date in your career thus far !
Focusing on these Anglo-American historical greats whom the woke Left ardently wishes were NEVER born [& thus must be cancelled], your own deep love of history and keen insights as a British scholar of the Western Enlightenment and Canon make this a "must watch" series for anyone at all interested in history and the unique role of the Anglosphere in world events of today AND the past.
BRAVO, sir and I join other viewers here in eagerly awaiting subsequent installments of this well-done and impactful series !......
Another great Scotsman shows us how its done! ;)
Just teasing ChessErwin. Douglas is such a joy.
What an engaging and warm scholar. Guelzo is known as a Lincoln scholar. Maybe he undertook this appearance to prepare to write a book on Washington. I'm fortunate to encounter Allen Guelzo, a wonderful storyteller and scholar combined.
I'm from the original Washington in the North East of England where the family hailed from, in the old hall there independence day is celebrated every year, when your old enemy honours you... that's respect
Really hope Douglas continues this series perhaps Reagan, Nixon, and Thatcher each need an episode
Mr. Murray is so obviously and justifiably impressed both by the depth of Mr. Guelzo's knowledge, and by the overwhelmingly lucid speaking style of this brilliant guest. I have never seen Douglas Murray appear so obviously 'blown away' by the contribution of a guest. Douglas looks as astounded as are we, the audience- inspired by the presence of this great speaker. Dr.Allen Guelzo strikes me as the type of expert that could edify vast audiences by gifting us with more of his speaking presentations online. My thanks to Murray for eliciting Guelzo's genius in delivering this jaw-droppingly entertaining educational material- this is an astounding collaboration that 'breathes life into' the Washington era of history.
Check out his lectures on President Abraham Lincoln.
I love the uncancelled history concept… and the product perfectly realizes the idea. We’ll done!
Washington viewed himself as a Cincinnatus figure, something our country desperately needs right now.
This is such a fantastic series. God bless Douglas Murray.
Thank you for this amazing programme Douglas Murray and Professor Alan Guelzo
This is a great series. Thank you.
Unbelievable how every one of these guests so far has been so well-spoken and knowledgeable. After so long listening to terrible politicians and journalists, these guests have reminded me that there is still a deep well of intelligence left in humanity. My thanks to Mr. Douglas Murray.
Brilliant! Thank You! Thank God for Douglas Murray!
What a brilliant discussion about a truly great man. Flawed as all men are, yet truly great.
I really love this series, andd i hope it continues on.
Thank you Douglas.
We often take for granted what we have as Americans, its just our birthright afterall, yet it takes men like Douglas, who is American by choice, to remind us of what it really means to be American, even with all its flaws.
A rich and enriching conversation. And Allen has a beautiful voice. He should narrate some history or art documentaries, in the mode of Kenneth Clark. 😊 I thoroughly enjoyed this. Well done, Douglas.
Douglas, an outstanding discussion with Allen Guezlo. Allen is the sort of person you wished you had as a history teacher, he brought George Washington and the times he lived in to life.
Douglass takes so long with that wine menu that these scholars sit down with him to talk about history and it makes for a great show
Well done, gentlemen. Makes me feel prouder of our country.
Who is this man and why was he hidden from me all my life? I want more! Douglas: release a bonus material! Pre-, post-interview, bloopers, parts that were cut... Bring this man back, sit him in front of a giant pile of food and drink and let him talk for at least 4 hours! Ah, this was the best episode yet!
The Great Courses has several history courses taught by Dr Guelzo. You can get them on audible.
@@cavalier40 Thank you for the recommendation. I will check them out! Dr. Guelzo certainly has a gift of story telling.
@@KrolPotato he has a voice that can calm my soul. I am so hooked by every lecture
Washington truly led from the front. He used to ride so far ahead of the battle charge that his officers were amazed he was never injured in battle.
Fantastic Douglas 👏
I enjoyed this episode very much. Thank you Mr. Murray.
What a privilege it is to have serendipitously found Douglas Murray's work on the internet. It's not an exaggeration to say that Mr. Murray is a giant of our time in the transmission of ideas.
This is an excellent guest and interview.
Oooh this is my Christmas present. Thank you, Mr. Murray.
Same here Ruth Anne!
Interesting conversation. I enjoyed it! One point of beginning the historian said that it was not legal for the colonist to have legislatures. I would read the charters, but the king of England gave those colonies. They, in fact, did have the right to establish their own legislatures, and he had the authority to appoint governors and to be the executive. It was not illegal, but legal. And this is important point the reason why the colonists revolted was because the legislature in the 1760s in England, parliament, tried to establish their authority over the colonies. But the charters that were made with the king 150 years earlier were still in effect, that was the cause of the revolution. No taxation without representation was not a revolt against taxation. It was a revolt against unlawful jurisdiction. The parliament try to extend their legislative jurisdiction over to Colony’s but they did not have the right to do so because that violated the charters.
My distant grandfather was a soldier defending Washington at the Dec 1776 battle at Trenton NJ.
One interesting subtext to this conversation is the profound level of mutual respect shown by these two men, representing countries who were once bitter enemies in the throes of war. The level of friendship currently manifest between the UK and the US ( as well as Canada, AU, NZ, etc.) is now a model of how great a relationship can be- the admiration for the sister nation often exceeds even the love for one's own country.
How remarkable is that? One nations passes the torch of global hegemony to another, not in an apocalyptic war, but with collaboration and trust, knowing that it really makes no difference which nation is the 'leader' and which is the 'co-pilot', when both are on the same side. What could be done to make the entire world feel that level of trust? If we could answer that question, we could save the world from WW3.
This program is fantastic...keep going...spread the true Gospel of Historiography!!!
More to come!
Best series ive ever seen. Do it again 👏🏼👏🏼
RIP my grandfather Daniel Ashcraft who fought for the revolution. 1737-1834.
So measured, what knowledge, what a temperament, what a voice. Brilliant interview Dougie baby.
There are some who think Americans are ill educated, especially on history and geography.
But there is no doubt,America has some world class Academics! These Academics need protection in all Western countries. Protection from pseudo intellectuals with bad intentions,especially.
Great interview.
PS, Many young people,in the whole of the West are let down by poor teachers and teaching methods.
We have become spoiled by the idea that freedom,and democracy are free and don't need protecting!
Love you Douglas. Keep up the good work. We are so lucky to have you!!
The first 15 minutes of this explained the American rebellion to me more clearly than I’d ever known! ❤❤
This guy has his black belt in story telling!
These interviews and subject matter is fantastic. I've watched most of them and look forward to the rest. I hope there will be many many more!
Hear-hear Sal!
Fantastic interview. Loving this channel. Keep up the good work
Mr. Guelzo is fantastic. Amazing interview.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Allen Guelzo is a delight to listen to.
What a brilliant man Allen Guelzo is. I enjoyed listening to this erudite gentleman immensely.
Douglas, what a breath of fresh air your conversations are.
Another factor distinguishing Washington from many of the other Founders: one of the few who had NOT "read" and practiced law.
Why the scare quotes? What do you suggesting?
@@willmercury Hello Friend: I was referring to the pedagogical practice that obtained before the late 19th-century institutionalization of law schools attached to universities, by which apprentices in established law practices would "read law" (as this defunct system was then known) under supervision of their employers in preparation for examination and admittance to local and state bar associations. What I was highlighting is that Washington (by training no more than a land surveyor and army officer) was one of the few non-lawyer Founding Fathers.
This is how interviews and a discussion used to be. Civil. Open. How refreshing to just hear a discussion. It’s a dying art and has been for a couple of decades.
Thank you Douglas ( and your eminent guest(s)), for this platform allowing such REASON to be made accessible to us, refuting trendy dogma so eloquently, and adding to historical truths on the way.
What a rich voice. He should narrate Ken Burns documentaries
Great interview. I wonder, as an Antipodean, how much, distance and relative isolation played, in the beginnings of the United States.
Excellent conversation. ♥️
I am so enjoying this series. Please do more Douglas!
I've listened to all of Allen Guelzo's Teaching Company lectures, all the different series he's made. Brilliant man, very good interview.
I think it is utterly ABSURD for people of today to look through lenses tinted with the colour of the philosophies of 2023 upon the lives of men 250 years ago and then JUDGE them by present values.
These people think men can be women. They are lost.
Washington had to have extreme charisma in order to be able to hold together an army of volunteer militia that also owed allegiance to their families and farms at home. There is no doubt that our country owes him a great measure of gratitude.
Which country?
That America is Long Gone which Considered Washington A "Great Leader" of the Nation, Today DC's Teen Titans make fun of Washington, Little kids are told that Washington was a "Old Rude Lady" and The Most superior Human Race, The Great Black Community (I have to write that way else I might be a White Supremacist in some fool's View) Today wants His Statues Down, Yesterday My Neighbor, A So Called American (He himself says he is Chinese with US Citizenship) Raised a Chinese Flag in The Lawn .
Wow . What a Great Place we live in, it's not a Nation, it's just a place.
Brilliant interview. Invaluable
I took western civ at Eastern University with Guelzo back in the 90s. Glad to see he’s still got it.
Interesting, informative and so much needed! Thank you 🙏
This line says it all --- "Even in the deep winter of Valley Forge, there are 750 black soldiers who are part of Washington's
continental army. If the American Revolution had been created for the purpose of protecting slavery, what were THEY doing?"
getting exercise
Chillin' with the white boys... 😂😂😂
And they were ALL VOLUNTERRS!!! 👍👍👍👍
Its so crazy people spout such nonsense. The biggest supporters of the revolution, the people who started it, were new englanders. Most of them were 100% opposed to slavery, with a very small minority slaves. So its insane people try to argue nonsense that it happened to protect slavery. Hell, most founders were like those in the north east, and were 100% against slavery, they just knew if they forced the issue itd cause an instant civil war and collapse of the new country, they hoped society would change and abandon it down the road, which it did just a lifetime later.
Main character syndrome.
Excellent, informative, honest attempt at real history
Please tell me this series will never end.
I am 150 pages from the end of book four of Flexner's biography of Washington, and what an incredible and interesting human he was, and what fascinating tribulations the early American republic had to navigate. Washington served two terms not because he really wished to but because even his political opponents knew the thing just born would not survive without him.
Superb interview. So interesting and beautifully delivered 👍
That was truly invigorating.
Douglas, in another 5-10 years when all your series guests have past, who, besides you and me will be able to recount these essential histories and accomplished heroes?
Top rate series Douglas. More please!
Becoming one of my favorite online series. Keep it up!
I’m so glad I found this series and I’ve shared it with many people
Just great, as always.
Douglas Murray - if I ran the zoo (the zoo that is the education "system" in my neighbourhood in Canada) I would have all children watch this channel of yours. THANK you for all you are doing.
Hahah, agreed 👍
I could listen to Allen Guelzo speak for hours.
Another lovely episode. Thank you both. Your guest reminds me so of Kelsey Grammer.
It is so sad to know the New York Times threw away its legacy on the 1619 Codswallop.
Its legacy was self-immolated decades before the 1619 project came around.
Amazing!
Excellent interview because Allen Guelzo "gets" Washington beyond admiration or hero worship. He wasn't the intellectual that Adams, Jefferson or Franklin were. And, yes, Washington's role model appears to have been Cincinatus. His core qualities cannot be captured in written words or speeches. It's his intangible command presence...a moral authority at the key moments. What's so irksome about him is that you likely had to have *been there* to grasp his qualities and importance. This makes appreciating Washington fully an impossibility for us, alas.
George Washington was born on Pope's Creek Plantation. His grandmother was the daughter of Nathan Pope. We had ran genealogy back to Nathan Pope .
Thank you, Douglas Murray, for recognizing and countering the self-indulgent binary exemplified by the critical race obsessives, whose narcissistic minds cannot comprehend how rare and wonderful an idea born ahead of its time can be. You may be a proud British subject, but you are also a great American in spirit.
Awesome interview Douglas. One thing to note, George Washington is credited for starting the Seven Years (French and Indian) War.
This series is wonderful thanks so much
Glad you enjoy it!
Dr. Guelzo is an American treasure. I am so thankful to have discovered his work through TH-cam, his Civil War novels, etc. They are ALL fantastic, but his Robert E. Lee - A Life biography is his masterpiece IMO. The melancholy undertone of the path Lee was forced unto gives it a depth rarely found in Civil War biographies. Should be made into a film if Ted Turner has the money 😂
What a great discussion Mr. Murray! Congratulations on your success, and I shall enjoy further exploring your archives (I feel like Dr. Guelzo could have been featured on several topics here. It was refreshing to hear this recent interview on George Washington by him in the midst of dozens of hours of Civil War talks…could watch 10 more hours of this one!)
I wish you had your own channel to subscribe since I won’t to Nebulous, since I enjoy my history separate from my news. Like in Ghostbusters! Don’t cross the streams…even if I agree with your coverage. I personally indulge in history to escape from the present 🎉
Warmest regards,
Gerald
PS: George Washington hasn’t, and never will never be canceled. Not happening. He’s in the Top 3 Americans (if you like lists) of all time. I dislike the clickbaity questions towards the end, but Dr Guelzo handled uncomfortable, yet fair to uneducated individuals, questions that are being asked today
Excellent.
What an interesting conversation, thank you!
Another awesome episode. Thank you so much 👍🙏
Everyone’s voices on these uncanceled shows are so lovely
The most articulate based berserker I’ve ever heard . Love your guest.
Disagree that America has no ethnicity or language. These ideas occurred mostly in the English language… there’s a reason why the French and Spanish didn’t have as much freedom in their societies… literally because of the way one thinks (language).