I don't think I've ever heard him give a mediocre talk...he's one of those rare people who is very well read, but excels in boiling things down to an essence without over-simplifying or making them simplistic (Reagan, as seen in his papers published after his death, is another example).
The basic assertion is that America is an idea. As such, it can disappear while the name continues on. In a variety of fundamental ways, the original idea has faded significantly in this country.
I'll have a few observations on this in the future...a key one is that most other ideas are toward the totalitarian end of the spectrum. For now, this talk is a good introduction. For a discussion of a currently expanding idea (sharia), see this paper by several leading military experts.
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