DEMOCRAT LEGAL EXPERT Shocks The Left With His Take On Statues [Video]Legal expert and Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley makes a case for why we need to ADD to statues and not take them down. He says we can learn more from keeping them up in direct opposition to what Democrats are saying:TURLEY RECENTLY ARGUED AGAINST THE REMOVAL OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON STATUE: George Washington may have survived the winter at Valley Forge, but he may not see the end of the summer of Charlottesville. Bishop James Dukes of Chicago s Liberation Christian Center and others are calling for the removal of his and Andrew Jackson s statues and and stripping of their names from parks. Dukes insists that these monuments are  a slap in the face and it s a disgrace  for African Americans given their history as slave owning presidents.The bishop s call for the removal of our first president s statue is the latest effort to strip away the names of historical figures over ties to slavery or segregation. There is a movement to remove the name of Woodrow Wilson (who helped establish Princeton as a world academic institution) from buildings and schools, due to his support for segregation. The University of Virginia was founded by Thomas Jefferson, but last year, University President Teresa Sullivan was denounced by students and faculty for merely quoting our third president in a public message because he was a slave owner.The call to remove Washington s statue came less than a day after President Trump asked whether Washington would be next in the movement to remove statues like the Robert E. Lee monument in Charlottesville. The statement drew the ire of CNN s Jim Acosta who described the notion as absurd and said it was  taken as a sign that the president perhaps needs a refresher course and needs to go back to History 101.  History is precisely where this controversy should begin and end. Washington is rightfully condemned for his ownership of slaves. There were contemporaries like John Adams, John Jay, Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton who were outspoken critics of slavery. Franklin called slavery  an atrocious debasement of human nature,  while Adams referred to it as a  foul contagion in the human character.  These visionaries not only saw a great evil but answered the call of history to stand steadfastly against it.However, before Mayor Rahm Emanuel sends in the bulldozers into Washington Park, it is worth considering a few facts about our first president s history with slavery. Washington inherited a number of slaves at age 11 and received more slaves in his marriage to Martha Custis. However, he gradually came to oppose slavery. On the interim, Washington tried to assuage his guilt by refusing to sell slaves that would break up families, telling an associate that it was  against my inclination to hurt the feelings of those unhappy people by a separation of man and wife, or of families. After the war, Washington continued to discuss ways to convert his plantation from slaves to tenants at the suggestion of his close aide (and outspoken opponent of slavery) Marquis de Lafayette. By 1786, Washington wrote his friend Robert Morris,  I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do, to see a plan adopted for the abolition of [slavery]. In the end, Washington was the only one of nine slaveholding presidents (and the only slaveholding founder) who freed his slaves upon his death. Washington freed as many of his 317 slaves as possible. Some 123 slaves were his to emancipate while neither he nor Martha could free the so-called  Custis Dower slaves  (who remained property of the heirs to the estate of Daniel Parke Custis, Martha Washington s first husband). He further ordered that all of the elderly or sick slaves would be supported by his estate for the rest of their lives.So where does this leave us? With a complex and flawed figure who practiced a great evil while belatedly coming to reject it. He finished his life allied with his more enlightened colleagues but this is no reason to forgive his prior history. However, that is the point of history. It is never some neat narrative divided cleanly between demons and angels. Washington was a great leader who held a nation together through sheer leadership and stands as one of the few leaders in history to refuse to become a monarch himself.Curiously, Dukes does offer a concession. Washington Park and Jackson Park could be formally named after former Mayor Harold Washington and civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson or singer Michael Jackson. It is unlikely to convince those who view these statutes as not simply reminders of past leaders but past struggles in an evolving society. The same cannot be said for Michael Jackson.  Thriller  may be the best selling album in history, but the Battle of New Orleans still has more of a hold on history.The fact is that we often learn as much from the failures as we do the triumphs of historical figures. Washington ultimately proved to be an early transitional figure in our ugly history of slavery. Washington himself described his desire at Mount Vernon  to lay a foundation  for a  rising generation  with a  new destiny  other than slavery.For my part, I am proud to teach at the George Washington University, whose charter was paid for by Washington himself as part of that same final testament. Of course, that does not mean we could not make other improvements. Another school in Washington is named after a British king, George II, who kept our nation under colonial oppression. After all, the moonwalk and robot dance steps did have a transformative impact on my generation  and  Jacksontown University  has a nice ring to it.Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University. You can follow him on Twitter @JonathanTurley.READ MORE: THE HILLpolitics
democrat legal expert shocks the left with his take on statues video legal expert constitutional law professor jonathan turkey makes case need add statues take he says learn keeping direct opposition democrats saying turkey recently argued against the removal of the george washington statue george washington may survived winter valley forge may see end summer charlottesville bishop james dukes chicago liberation christian center others calling removal andrew jackson statues stripping names parks dukes insists monuments slap face disgrace african americans given history slave owning bishop call removal first president statue latest effort strip away names historical figures ties slavery segregation there movement remove name woodrow wilson helped establish princeton world academic institution buildings schools due support segregation the university virginia founded thomas jefferson last year university president teresa sullivan denounced students faculty merely quoting third president public message slave call remove washington statue came less day president trump asked whether washington would next movement remove statues like robert lee monument charlottesville the statement drew ire cnn jim costa described notion absurd said taken sign president perhaps needs refresher course needs go back history history precisely controversy begin end washington rightfully condemned ownership slaves there contemporaries like john adams john jay benjamin franklin alexander hamilton outspoken critics slavery franklin called slavery atrocious basement human nature adams referred foul contain human character these missionaries saw great evil answered call history stand steadfast mayor ram manuel sends bulldozers washington park worth considering facts first president history slavery washington inherited number slaves age received slaves marriage martha curtis however gradually came oppose slavery on interim washington tried assume guilt refusing sell slaves would break families telling associate inclination hurt feelings unhappy people separation man wife families after war washington continued discuss ways convert plantation slaves tenants suggestion close aide outspoken opponent slavery marquis de lafayette by washington wrote friend robert morris i say man living wishes sincerely i see plan adopted abolition slavery in end washington one nine shareholding presidents shareholding founder freed slaves upon death washington freed many slaves possible some slaves emancipate neither martha could free curtis power slaves remained property heirs estate daniel park curtis martha washington first husband he ordered elderly sick slaves would supported estate rest leave us with complex flawed figure practiced great evil belated coming reject he finished life allied enlightened colleagues reason forgive prior history however point history it never neat narrative divided cleanly demons angels washington great leader held nation together sheer leadership stands one leaders history refuse become monarch dukes offer concession washington park jackson park could formally named former mayor harold washington civil rights leader rev jesse jackson singer michael jackson it unlikely convince view statutes simply reminders past leaders past struggles evolving society the said michael jackson thriller may best selling album history battle new orleans still hold fact often learn much failures triumphs historical figures washington ultimately proved early transitional figure ugly history slavery washington described desire mount vernon lay foundation rising generation new destiny part i proud teach george washington university whose charter paid washington part final testament of course mean could make improvements another school washington named british king george ii kept nation colonial oppression after moonwalk robot dance steps transformative impact generation jacksontown university nice ring turkey shaping professor public interest law george washington university you follow twitter more the hillpolitics
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: DEMOCRAT LEGAL EXPERT Shocks The Left With His Take On Statues [Video]Legal expert and Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley makes a case for why we need to ADD to statues and not take them down. He says we can learn more from keeping them up in direct opposition to what Democrats are saying:TURLEY RECENTLY ARGUED AGAINST THE REMOVAL OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON STATUE: George Washington may have survived the winter at Valley Forge, but he may not see the end of the summer of Charlottesville. Bishop James Dukes of Chicago s Liberation Christian Center and others are calling for the removal of his and Andrew Jackson s statues and and stripping of their names from parks. Dukes insists that these monuments are  a slap in the face and it s a disgrace  for African Americans given their history as slave owning presidents.The bishop s call for the removal of our first president s statue is the latest effort to strip away the names of historical figures over ties to slavery or segregation. There is a movement to remove the name of Woodrow Wilson (who helped establish Princeton as a world academic institution) from buildings and schools, due to his support for segregation. The University of Virginia was founded by Thomas Jefferson, but last year, University President Teresa Sullivan was denounced by students and faculty for merely quoting our third president in a public message because he was a slave owner.The call to remove Washington s statue came less than a day after President Trump asked whether Washington would be next in the movement to remove statues like the Robert E. Lee monument in Charlottesville. The statement drew the ire of CNN s Jim Acosta who described the notion as absurd and said it was  taken as a sign that the president perhaps needs a refresher course and needs to go back to History 101.  History is precisely where this controversy should begin and end. Washington is rightfully condemned for his ownership of slaves. There were contemporaries like John Adams, John Jay, Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton who were outspoken critics of slavery. Franklin called slavery  an atrocious debasement of human nature,  while Adams referred to it as a  foul contagion in the human character.  These visionaries not only saw a great evil but answered the call of history to stand steadfastly against it.However, before Mayor Rahm Emanuel sends in the bulldozers into Washington Park, it is worth considering a few facts about our first president s history with slavery. Washington inherited a number of slaves at age 11 and received more slaves in his marriage to Martha Custis. However, he gradually came to oppose slavery. On the interim, Washington tried to assuage his guilt by refusing to sell slaves that would break up families, telling an associate that it was  against my inclination to hurt the feelings of those unhappy people by a separation of man and wife, or of families. After the war, Washington continued to discuss ways to convert his plantation from slaves to tenants at the suggestion of his close aide (and outspoken opponent of slavery) Marquis de Lafayette. By 1786, Washington wrote his friend Robert Morris,  I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do, to see a plan adopted for the abolition of [slavery]. In the end, Washington was the only one of nine slaveholding presidents (and the only slaveholding founder) who freed his slaves upon his death. Washington freed as many of his 317 slaves as possible. Some 123 slaves were his to emancipate while neither he nor Martha could free the so-called  Custis Dower slaves  (who remained property of the heirs to the estate of Daniel Parke Custis, Martha Washington s first husband). He further ordered that all of the elderly or sick slaves would be supported by his estate for the rest of their lives.So where does this leave us? With a complex and flawed figure who practiced a great evil while belatedly coming to reject it. He finished his life allied with his more enlightened colleagues but this is no reason to forgive his prior history. However, that is the point of history. It is never some neat narrative divided cleanly between demons and angels. Washington was a great leader who held a nation together through sheer leadership and stands as one of the few leaders in history to refuse to become a monarch himself.Curiously, Dukes does offer a concession. Washington Park and Jackson Park could be formally named after former Mayor Harold Washington and civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson or singer Michael Jackson. It is unlikely to convince those who view these statutes as not simply reminders of past leaders but past struggles in an evolving society. The same cannot be said for Michael Jackson.  Thriller  may be the best selling album in history, but the Battle of New Orleans still has more of a hold on history.The fact is that we often learn as much from the failures as we do the triumphs of historical figures. Washington ultimately proved to be an early transitional figure in our ugly history of slavery. Washington himself described his desire at Mount Vernon  to lay a foundation  for a  rising generation  with a  new destiny  other than slavery.For my part, I am proud to teach at the George Washington University, whose charter was paid for by Washington himself as part of that same final testament. Of course, that does not mean we could not make other improvements. Another school in Washington is named after a British king, George II, who kept our nation under colonial oppression. After all, the moonwalk and robot dance steps did have a transformative impact on my generation  and  Jacksontown University  has a nice ring to it.Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University. You can follow him on Twitter @JonathanTurley.READ MORE: THE HILLpolitics
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: democrat legal expert shocks the left with his take on statues video legal expert constitutional law professor jonathan turkey makes case need add statues take he says learn keeping direct opposition democrats saying turkey recently argued against the removal of the george washington statue george washington may survived winter valley forge may see end summer charlottesville bishop james dukes chicago liberation christian center others calling removal andrew jackson statues stripping names parks dukes insists monuments slap face disgrace african americans given history slave owning bishop call removal first president statue latest effort strip away names historical figures ties slavery segregation there movement remove name woodrow wilson helped establish princeton world academic institution buildings schools due support segregation the university virginia founded thomas jefferson last year university president teresa sullivan denounced students faculty merely quoting third president public message slave call remove washington statue came less day president trump asked whether washington would next movement remove statues like robert lee monument charlottesville the statement drew ire cnn jim costa described notion absurd said taken sign president perhaps needs refresher course needs go back history history precisely controversy begin end washington rightfully condemned ownership slaves there contemporaries like john adams john jay benjamin franklin alexander hamilton outspoken critics slavery franklin called slavery atrocious basement human nature adams referred foul contain human character these missionaries saw great evil answered call history stand steadfast mayor ram manuel sends bulldozers washington park worth considering facts first president history slavery washington inherited number slaves age received slaves marriage martha curtis however gradually came oppose slavery on interim washington tried assume guilt refusing sell slaves would break families telling associate inclination hurt feelings unhappy people separation man wife families after war washington continued discuss ways convert plantation slaves tenants suggestion close aide outspoken opponent slavery marquis de lafayette by washington wrote friend robert morris i say man living wishes sincerely i see plan adopted abolition slavery in end washington one nine shareholding presidents shareholding founder freed slaves upon death washington freed many slaves possible some slaves emancipate neither martha could free curtis power slaves remained property heirs estate daniel park curtis martha washington first husband he ordered elderly sick slaves would supported estate rest leave us with complex flawed figure practiced great evil belated coming reject he finished life allied enlightened colleagues reason forgive prior history however point history it never neat narrative divided cleanly demons angels washington great leader held nation together sheer leadership stands one leaders history refuse become monarch dukes offer concession washington park jackson park could formally named former mayor harold washington civil rights leader rev jesse jackson singer michael jackson it unlikely convince view statutes simply reminders past leaders past struggles evolving society the said michael jackson thriller may best selling album history battle new orleans still hold fact often learn much failures triumphs historical figures washington ultimately proved early transitional figure ugly history slavery washington described desire mount vernon lay foundation rising generation new destiny part i proud teach george washington university whose charter paid washington part final testament of course mean could make improvements another school washington named british king george ii kept nation colonial oppression after moonwalk robot dance steps transformative impact generation jacksontown university nice ring turkey shaping professor public interest law george washington university you follow twitter more the hillpolitics