A Necessary Evil
1999-11-27T20:49:43-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNGQwXC8xOTk5MTEyNzIwNTQwMTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Mr. Wills talks about his book, A Necessary Evil: A History of American Distrust in Government, published by Simon and Schuster. The book examines American attitudes about government and how the anti-colonial feeling of the Revolutionary War has progressed into the current skepticism toward federal authority. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience.
Mr. Wills talks about his book, A Necessary Evil: A History of American Distrust in Government, published by Simon and Schuster. The book… read more
Mr. Wills talks about his book, A Necessary Evil: A History of American Distrust in Government, published by Simon and Schuster. The book examines American attitudes about government and how the anti-colonial feeling of the Revolutionary War has progressed into the current skepticism toward federal authority. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience. close
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