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A call to rediscover the "self-evident truths" on which our liberties as Americans were founded
Without them, we'll be at the mercy of endless, unconstitutional "change"
We Still Hold These Truths
by Matthew Spalding
At its birth, America justified its independence by asserting truths
said to be self-evident, according to "the Laws of Nature and Nature's
God." Yet in many circles today -- especially among the learned elites of
our universities and law schools the self-evident truths upon which
America depends have been supplanted by the passionately held belief that
no such truths exist. As a result, the federal government aggressively
pursues "change" with little or no regard for the limits placed upon it by
the Constitution, which many now regard as obsolete. Solution? We must
restore America's founding principles as the central idea of our nation's
public philosophy. Now, in We Still Hold These Truths, Matthew Spalding of The Heritage Foundation recalls America's first principles as they were
understood by our Founders, in the context of our nation's history and its
constitutional development from roots deep in Western civilization.
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Chapter by chapter, We Still Hold These Truths explains and brings to life ten core principles that define our national creed and common
purpose:
- Liberty is the grand, overarching theme of our nation's history
- Equality, natural rights, and the consent of the governed are the
foundational principles that set the compass of our politics
- Religious liberty and private property follow from these, shaping the
parameters of our nation's day-to-day life
- The rule of law and a constitutionalism of limited government define
the architecture that undergirds our liberty
- All of these principles culminate in self-government, in the
political sense of republican governance and the moral sense of
governing ourselves
- And lastly, independence encompasses the meaning of America's
principles in the world
But We Still Hold These Truths is more than an inspiring account of
the nobility of America's accomplishments. It is also a bracing reminder
of how far we have strayed off course as a nation. Spalding masterfully
examines the progressive assault on the Founders' principles that began
more than a century ago and that continues -- indeed, is accelerating --
in our time.
"Vital armament in the battle for constitutional
restoration" -- JONAH GOLDBERG
"In America today, "change" is the watchword of the moment. . . We Still
Hold These Truths makes a clear and compelling case for America's
principles as an enduring source of real, practical guidance for today,
explaining how we got so far off track, and laying out how to get our
nation back on course." -- WILLIAM BENNETT, from his Foreword
"In essentials, unity; in nonessentials, liberty. But what are those
essentials? And where do we get them from? Matthew Spalding, both a
scholar and Knight Templar of American constitutionalism, is uniquely
qualified not only to shed light on these questions but also to slay the
intellectual dragons pitted against our Republic. This is vital armament
in the battle for constitutional restoration." -- JONAH GOLDBERG, editor at
large, National Review Online, author of Liberal Fascism
"A spirited defense of the truths asserted by our Founders when they
conceived the American republic. Combining the skills of the historian,
the philosopher, and the political scientist, Spalding shows why Americans
in our time should be no less confident than our forebears in holding
these truths, and no less forceful in asserting them." -- ROBERT P. GEORGE,
Princeton University
"This book recovers the timeless truths on which our self-governing nation
was founded and which made America the model of human freedom. These first
principles are the indispensable guides policymakers need now." -- PAUL
RYAN, United States Congress
"At a time when the very freedoms we so recently fought and died for are
being challenged on every front, Spalding's robust defense of America's
universal principles reminds us why the United States must always be the
champion of liberty, and why the self-evident truths it proclaims still
inspire all those yearning to live free." -- MART LAAR, former prime
minister of Estonia
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