We're a little bit behind, so I won't spend a long time talking about our next speaker,

but you will be delighted to hear what he has to say.

Professor Leos has been in academia, he's been in government, he's seen it all,

and this is a great talk, we had a little preview with the scholars yesterday,

so you're going to love this one, Professor Michael Leos.

The United States has entered an extended period of revolution and civil war,

but you all know that.

What you want to know more pertinently, I think, is the answer to three questions.

First of all, what is happening?

How far will this go?

And where will we end up on the other side?

So my answers are based on comparing patterns and dynamics of three other revolutions and civil wars.

First, the English Revolution and Civil War of the Mid to later 17th century,

which had a great effect on our founders, by the way.

Second, the French Revolution, which is celebrated and has many things to tell us.

And finally, the American Civil War.

Now, all of these revolutions were extended.

They weren't simply the period, for example, that the Cavaliers and Roundheads were fighting

on the fields of Naesby.

It wasn't simply the period of the terror from, say, 1792 to 96.

And the Civil War wasn't 1861 to 65.

The American Civil War was well underway by 1857 and didn't end until 1877.

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