The 5,000 Year Leap, Principles of Freedom 101

Here is a good read that will serve as a wake up call to lethargic Americans. Our Pastor believes that every citizen of the United States should be required to read this book before they are allowed to vote.

I am sure all of us have heard someone say that they are a “Constitutionalist”. I am all for the Constitution. It has survived for over two-hundred years and has served our country well. I readily jump on the band-wagon with a growing number of supporters. But seriously, do any of us know much about the writers and what motivated them, what its tenets are? Do we truly grasp the miracle of it and how it changed the world? How is it that during those two-hundred years there was more progress made than in the previous 5,000? If one is interested in this, a must read is The 5,000Year Leap, Principles of Freedom 101.

This is not a book to take to the lake for an afternoon of leisure reading. It takes some concentration and contemplation to fulfill the book’s purpose: to outline the 28 Principles of Liberty and give the readers an understanding of how important it is to adhere to them if we want to continue to live peaceful, prosperous, and free lives.

I would suggest reading only one principle a day. (6 or 7 pages) There are many quotes from our Founding Fathers and some may have difficulty understanding the vernacular but it is worth the effort. To wet your appetite here are just a few principles:

A constitution should be structured to permanently protect

the people from the human frailties of their rulers.

Strong local self-government is the keystone to preserving

human freedom.

The proper role of government is to protect equal rights,

not provide equal things.

Great stuff, yet we are close to losing the very liberties that the Founding Fathers saw as critical in the development of our Constitution and thus our country. Read this book and find out what we are losing. Let it spur you into action to do what you can to preserve those liberties.

This book is also available on Audio CD and MP3 Audio book. All can be found at Amazon.com and at the National Center for Constitutional Studies.