Allistair Cooke: 'Decadence vs. Vitality'

A short clip from Alistair Cooke's "America: A Personal History of the United States" (1973)

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• America
• Decadence
• Vitality
• Cooke
• BBC

[silverroka]

What a pity that this gentle but incisive wisdom has only been viewed 3000 times, while trash and sensation are viewed by millions. Cooke was a worthy successor to DeTocqueville.

[Ayuthya]

decline and fall, greed will get ya in the end...he has beautiful hands no?

[bscottb8]

"Liberty is the luxury of self-discipline."

[mayflowerstein]

History will repeat itself.

[xarophti]

even more timely now than when originally filmed.

[Zappowx]

Always enjoyed his programe in the BBC

[fishbob1193]

I listened to his audiobook, was a full 24hours on American History, everything from Bull Run to WW2, from Spanish Colonization to De Salle's travel down the Mississippi River. Truly fantastic man and truly brilliant I advise anyone who has the means to do so get that audiobook it is fascinating. Also his talk here really does have some importance today, he was talking of the fall of America, well what one must say to that is that it is not a question of will it fall, but when.

[footballmafia62]

Unfortunately Alistair Cooke's remains were illegaly used for medical purposes.

Google 'Body snatchers of New York'.

[garybsg]

@watayapupuya "the first sign a man has no argument is when he begins to insult" :)

[watayapupuya]

@garybsg

You pitiful fucking moron idiot!You are rambling incoherently.Deviating from the real issues , as is so typical of you so-called "conservatives"(wink-wink) .How the Hell do you get the idea that I am pro-Obama,you stupid cunt?Try to un-jam your head from your rectum,or rather ,your hero's, Hannity's!

[garybsg]

@watayapupuya LOL just as I totally predicted my little leftist friend, you have no ideas just a head full of platitudes. "Bush is an idiot" "Cheney and Hallaburton are crooks" "hope and change" Oh no that's from the Obama fascist. LOL

[watayapupuya]

@garybsg

I!!!!! should stop....????Left-wing platitudes?Ha ha ,you hopelessly incurable pathetic stupid fool.Hurry back to your Hannity and Beck before you miss any more of their insightful advice on how to think critically!