The United States was founded on the principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and for decades, support for democracy around the world has been a central tenet of American foreign policy. The past century provides many examples of prosperity in thriving democracies balanced with the instability of authoritarian and repressive regimes. Hoover Institution Senior Fellows Condoleezza Rice, Niall Ferguson, and Stephen Krasner discuss the changing role of democracy building in America’s foreign policy over the past century. This discussion is the first of speaker series "A Century of Ideas for a Free Society." For more information on the series and related upcoming events, visit: hvr.co/2HK3C6W