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Beck: The History of Freedom, Part 1

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    Author Chris Stewart shares 7 tipping points in history

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We are counting the days down.

Next Thursday is the last broadcast.

This broadcast on.

This network and I and I can't thank you enough for joining me for the last couple of years on what has been.

And absolutely incredible journey and life chaining and changing -- journey.

For me and I hope in some way that you have been affected.

And now go out and a fact or infect.

Others.

Join us all next week for the final episodes here on fox now.

Tonight we're gonna talk a little bit about history.

This book was written by a friend of mine.

We talked about it last week.

If you're gonna trust me if you're gonna order -- issued ordered at the beginning of the episode I understand it's already three weeks.

Out of print so it's going to be they're they're they're printing them as fast as they can Chris Stewart.

Is a guy who I read one of his other books.

On my last vacation I think it was in January.

And I actually called him.

While I was on vacation -- -- that I'm my wife.

I I think it's.

I think I have to talk to this guy.

This is the best.

Written history book I have ever read.

Because.

He's a fantastic.

Story teller.

And the stories that he tells in miracle of freedom seven tipping points that saved the world.

Are the stories of how we got here and how we came this close.

To not being here.

He left out the American revolution which -- might argue with.

But he says at the end of the book and I'm not gonna spoil it for you but this isn't the end of the book.

I know there are more than seven tipping points but these ones these are remarkable.

The defeat of the Syrians a story really have barely even knew.

The end of this story.

Is remarkable.

Victory.

Of the Greeks over the versions Wright was a -- -- Stories arrogance.

Constantin.

Coming to Rome.

And uniting the empire starts.

With a baby found in the trash.

The defeat of Islam in France.

Where.

We had no we have no reason.

To win Christians has no reason to win against Islam in France but they drew a line in the sand.

The mongols in eastern.

Europe when I heard.

John Kerry your -- in -- John Kerry testified he said this is around and -- -- judges saw.

Tonight Bob who says changes except for somebody who's married to tour as.

But I I knew that -- -- -- was a bad guy.

And I knew that he was.

You know.

Things that would later be quoted is reminiscent of would be very bad.

I had no idea.

I think this guy made it off -- look like a rookie.

Bad we'll tell you this story a little bit tonight.

1492.

An interesting story of absolutely no hope for the west.

And suddenly new hope.

Two days before was two days before one day before the -- -- and Santa Maria went out does anybody know what happened in Spain.

The split in two days before they set sail pretty significant.

Pardon me there were looking for a bailout now they are live -- blue are looking for a bailout yes -- What they purge the Jews yes they -- the Jews.

And I thought my gosh what a dark period.

And then the next day boats go out to start a new period.

Of real enlightenment it it's amazing.

And then 1940.

A story of one man alone everyone called him crazy.

And really.

It was the turning point and we.

We saved the world because of one man in England.

Let me introduce you to Chris Stewart Chris.

First -- That's written stories.

Of history you turn that that you can't turn the pages fast enough you bring it to life.

Thank you for write history.

Your overly kind than that thank you tell me about the defeat tip of the Syrians who were the Syrians and what happened -- -- and that's one of life.

When my favorite stories and would -- asks what's your favorite story and it's really impossible to choose just one of them and think about this in the entire history of the world.

In the thousands of years that we've talked about we've selected seven stories.

And each of them are so compelling and -- -- -- and they literally are these tipping point.

Some people ask well let's start with -- are wise things seem -- you always like it's one that's my favorite child that's rush hard to choose.

The before answer question cannot back out just a little bit yes and that is that this book is a it's a story of freedom it answers a question -- you indicating where does freedom compound.

And it also makes a point that freedom is extraordinarily.

Rare.

In the whole history of the human race science assessment that may be it a 10210.

Billion people.

Have lived on the -- maybe -- 125 things depending on who you talk to.

And yet a tiny tiny percentage of those people have experienced anything that we would consider free today.

Any even even China style freedom looks good.

Under what most people have experienced in the history of mankind -- you know you indicated that here with the story of the chip the child that was.

You know they just didn't value human life we're talking about abject slavery were talk about torture this constant fear who will be our next leader.

You know our idea of freedom as -- that I have enough gas to go down a Wal-Mart and buy -- and -- Xbox these people and we're dealing with how to survive.

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