Gary Hart on 'The Republic of Conscience'
Gary Hart, former presidential candidate and senator from Colorado, addressed the Campaign For America's Future "Take Back America" conference in Washington, D.C. on June 12, 2006. Hart's latest book is "The Republic of Conscience."
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Former US Sen. Gary Hart speaking at the Commonwealth Club of California about his new book, "The Republic of Conscience." Hart says America's founding principles are being corrupted, and we need to turn back to four elements of a civilized society: popular sovereignty, civic duty, resistance to corruption, and a sense of the common good. Gary Hart concludes that America is nowhere near the republic it set out to be.
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