"Ideas have consequences"(Weaver).
The
ideas of 1776 came out of a set of ideas consistent with
liberty.
We tend
to forget, or have never considered, that other world
views existed then, as now.
Unless
today's citizens rediscover the ideas of liberty existing
in what Jefferson called "the American mind" of 1776, we
risk going back to the "Old World" ideas which preceded
the "Miracle of America."
There
are those who call themselves "progressives," when, in
fact, their ideas are regressive and enslaving, and as old
as the history of civilization.
Would
suggest to any who wish an authentic history of the ideas
underlying American's founding a visit to
this web site,
at which Richard Frothingham's outstanding
1872"History
of the Rise of the Republic of the United States" can
be read on line.
This
600+-page history traces the ideas which
gave birth to the American founding. Throughout, Richard
Frothingham, the historian, develops the idea that it
is "the Christian idea of man" which
allowed the philosophy underlying the Declaration of
Independence and Constitution to become a reality--an idea
which recognizes the individual and the Source of his/her
"Creator"-endowed life, liberty and law.
Is
there any wonder that the enemies of freedom, the
so-called "progressives," do not promote such authentic
histories of America? Their philosophy puts something
called "the state," or "global interests" as being
superior to individuals and requires a political elitist
group to decide what role individuals are to play.
In
other words, they must turn the Founders' ideas
upside-down in order to achieve a common
mediocrity for individuals and power for themselves.