Equality and liberty rightly understood are bulwarks against despotism.
A New Order of the Ages
As America approaches its 250th birthday, it is an ideal time to contemplate the character of the republic the Founders established in 1776. Spencer Klavan leads a discussion on how Americans can “recover a sense of their country as an era-defining project, forward-looking but steeped in ancient traditions of faith and law.”
The bonding of religious and civil liberty we enjoy in America would have been impossible in the ancient world.
American renewal requires going back to our foundations.
Though our task is daunting, our moral duty remains.
It was the cornerstone of the American founding.
Americans must look to the principles of nature and eternal reason.
We need to think big as Americans—and as heirs of our noble inheritance.
