Speakeasy Ideas

This is the sixth podcast exploring the Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford. Here are some useful links:

* A map of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

* The full text of the majority opinion written by Chief Justice Roger Taney.

* An edited and abridged version of the majority opinion written by Chief Justice Roger Taney.

* Vindicating Lincoln written by your host, Thomas L. Krannawitter.

* Abraham Lincoln’s speech on the Dred Scott case.

* One volume collection of Lincoln’s speeches and writings edited by Roy Basler.

This is the fifth podcast exploring the Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford. Here are some useful links:

* A map of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

* The full text of the majority opinion written by Chief Justice Roger Taney.

* An edited and abridged version of the majority opinion written by Chief Justice Roger Taney.

* Vindicating Lincoln written by your host, Thomas L. Krannawitter.

* Abraham Lincoln’s speech on the Dred Scott case.

* One volume collection of Lincoln’s speeches and writings edited by Roy Basler.

This is the fourth podcast exploring the Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford. Here are some useful links:

* A map of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

* The full text of the majority opinion written by Chief Justice Roger Taney.

* An edited and abridged version of the majority opinion written by Chief Justice Roger Taney.

* Vindicating Lincoln written by your host, Thomas L. Krannawitter.

This is the third podcast exploring the Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford. Here are some useful links:

* A map of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

* The full text of the majority opinion written by Chief Justice Roger Taney.

* An edited and abridged version of the majority opinion written by Chief Justice Roger Taney.

* Vindicating Lincoln written by your host, Thomas L. Krannawitter.

This is the second podcast exploring the Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford. Here are some useful links:

* A map of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

* The full text of the majority opinion written by Chief Justice Roger Taney.

* An edited and abridged version of the majority opinion written by Chief Justice Roger Taney.

* Vindicating Lincoln written by your host, Thomas L. Krannawitter.

This is the first podcast exploring the Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford. Here are some useful links:

* A map of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

* The full text of the majority opinion written by Chief Justice Roger Taney.

* An edited and abridged version of the majority opinion written by Chief Justice Roger Taney.

* Vindicating Lincoln written by your host, Thomas L. Krannawitter.

We encounter people who feel “entitled” frequently. At work. At public events. Even at home. Many Americans, including our own children, sometimes, and their friends, think they deserve all kinds of things they’ve never earned or produced.

Businesses struggle to deal with employees who hold attitudes of entitlement. Politicians pander to them. More people, at younger ages, are coming to view other people, even those they don’t like, and those they don’t know, as Santa Clauses.

So why not inspire young people to shift their attitudes, ever so slightly, ever so subtly, away from feelings of entitlement, toward something much more positive? Why not give them real tools they can use to improve their own lives, to create wealth for themselves by focusing on others, learning what others want, need, and appreciate, and producing value for others?

Wealth creation: It’s an empowering idea. It’s useful. It’s good. And it’s time we start teaching it to our children and our students.

 

This Speakeasy Podcast concludes the analysis of the speech Lincoln delivered on October 16, 1854, at Peoria, Illinois.

Useful links:

* The online version of Lincoln’s Peoria speech.

* The online version of the seven-volume Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, edited by Roy P. Basler.

* The one-volume, paperback Abraham Lincoln: His Speeches and Writings, also edited by Roy P. Basler.

* Vindicating Lincoln by your host, Thomas L. Krannawitter.

This Speakeasy Podcast examines the text of the speech Lincoln delivered on October 16, 1854, at Peoria, Illinois.

Useful links:

* The online version of Lincoln’s Peoria speech.

* The online version of the seven-volume Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, edited by Roy P. Basler.

* The one-volume, paperback Abraham Lincoln: His Speeches and Writings, also edited by Roy P. Basler.

* Vindicating Lincoln by your host, Thomas L. Krannawitter.

This Speakeasy Podcast sets the historical and political stage for Lincoln’s most comprehensive speech, which he delivered in October of 1854 at Peoria, Illinois.

Several books are mentioned in this podcast. Here are links to them:

* The online version of the seven-volume Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, edited by Roy P. Basler.

* The one-volume, paperback Abraham Lincoln: His Speeches and Writings, also edited by Roy P. Basler.

* Honor’s Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln by Douglas L. Wilson.

* Vindicating Lincoln by your host, Thomas L. Krannawitter.