OLLI AT UVM PRESENTS:     

Thomas Paine, the influential supporter of the American and French revolutions, and Edmund Burke, a respected reformer and orator in the British parliament, gave classic expression to divergent views of culture, human nature and social change. In this program we will consider their "great debate" and how it set the stage for liberal and conservative ideologies in the modern age. Our discussion could help you to better understand, and maybe question, assumptions underlying your own political beliefs. Held in Shelburne.  Suggested Reading: The Great Debate by Yuval Levin  (Basic Books, 2014).