Skousen's explanation is crystal clear and makes the political landscape quite easy to understand. The idea of political left and right has been so muddied by politicos and the media, and I for one hadn't bothered learning about it because I thought it would be too confusing. Right of the bat Skousen discusses the Founders' Political Spectrum. The first part is titled 'Structuring a Government With All Power In the People.' This part was eye-opening and extremely clarifying for me. The American Constitutional structure of freedom I highly recommend it to any seeking a groundwork knowledge of how this country came about and how far we've strayed from our foundational principles. The book serves as a terrific and informative primer for anyone who wants to understand the Founders of this nation, their ideologies, philosophies, and faith that guided the formation of our Constitution. I was and am very appreciative of that recommendation.

Several years ago as my interest and involvement in politics was increasing, the book The 5000 Year Leap by W. National Center for Constitutional Studies (NCCS): 1981 Some editions have additional prefatory material This inspiring book contains a chapter discussion on each of the 28 principles of freedom.The Five Thousand Year Leap: The 28 Great Ideas That Changed the World - (The 5000 Year Leap) - W. These were ideas such as 1) the proper role of government is to protect equal rights not to provide equal things and 2) a free people will not survive unless they stay strong. These principles and their influence on the world caused a great forward leap in technology.

It was in America that true freedom was born, based on 28 principles endorsed by the Founding Fathers. When the Constitution was being written, none of those ideas were really being practiced anywhere in the world. But there was hardly a single idea that the American Founding Fathers put into their plan that hadn't been thought of before. Suddenly, in an element of free enterprise, advancements were made that drastically changed man from the farmer to the space explorer. The industrial revolution thrust mankind ahead 5,000 years! For most of the earth's history, man has lived basically under the same primitive conditions. This is a MP3 audiobook which you can download immediately after purchase.

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