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Failing Liberty 101: How We Are Leaving Young Americans Unprepared for Citizenship in a Free Society

This book delves into the issues that hinder young Americans from becoming informed and active citizens in a democratic society, exploring the impact of education, media, and societal trends on their understanding of liberty and civic responsibility. more

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William Damon
William Damon

William Damon, born in 1944, is an influential scholar in the unknown field. His research focuses on unknown themes and has had a profound impact on the development of the unknown field. more

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“Our inspired Constitution is wisely designed to protect from excesses of political power, but it can do little to protect us from the excesses of appetite or from individual indifference to great principles or institutions. Any significant unraveling of the moral fiber of the American people, therefore, finally imperils the Constitution.”

“People can live without a giant state. We've proven that already. But a giant state cannot live without dependent people. We feed the beast that puts us in shackles of our own creation. They are dependent on us. We think of revolutions as gunfire in the streets. But a soft and creeping tyranny can be beaten with a soft and creeping revolution. Think about it. Think about all the ways the totalitarian state is dependent on your personal actions. Think about what you do every day to help feed this beast and then stop doing that!”