Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.: Good morning. Welcome to the Heritage Foundation and the fifth Margaret Thatcher Freedom Lecture.

The Margaret Thatcher Lecture series began in Sep­tember 2006, with a major speech by former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky on the subject, 'Is Free­dom for Everyone?' It was followed by lectures on economic freedom and religious freedom by Hernan­do de Soto and Michael Novak, and by Ambassador John Bolton's lecture 'Does the United Nations Advance the Cause of Freedom?'

Our distinguished speaker today is Victor Davis Han­son, who will address the theme, 'In Defense of Liberty: The Relationship Between Security and Freedom.' ...