Many Americans
complain about the loss of freedom in our country today, but
Hillsdale College is actually DOING something about it. If you
value your liberty, please read Dr. Larry Arnn's letter below to
find out how to get a copy of his insightful book,
Liberty and Learning. I
highly recommend it!
Mark Levin
Dear American Patriot,
My name is Larry Arnn. I'm the president of Hillsdale College,
which publishes
IMPRIMIS. You can
order your no-cost subscription here.
IMPRIMIS is
dedicated to educating
citizens and promoting civil and religious liberty by covering
cultural, economic, political and educational issues of
enduring significance.
When you go to
order your no-cost subscription,
I hope you'll
fill out our 2010 National
Survey
on America's Leadership
Crisis, the Assault on Liberty & the Purpose of an Education.
We want to demonstrate to
political, media, and educational leaders that most Americans
want an education that includes American history, teaches the
importance of the Constitution to liberty, and supports the
moral principles most families teach at home -- instead of
undermining what most Americans believe.
Since the 2008 election, the executive branch and Congress have
moved with alarming speed to put more and more of our lives
under government control.
Whether the issue is government-run health care ... the
government takeover of auto companies and other private
businesses ... or more government control over the environment,
I need not remind you of the dire consequences this kind of
statism poses for America's treasured liberty.
A
special edition of my book,
Liberty and Learning: The Evolution of American Education,
has just been published.
And you can have a
copy!
It's yours when you order your no-cost
IMPRIMIS subscription,
fill out the 2010 National Survey and make a donation of at
least $35 to help Hillsdale College in our efforts to teach the
Constitution to millions around the country.
So please complete the 2010
National Survey
right now, while you're thinking about it. I estimate it will
take less than five minutes of your time. Your answers
will be shared with top officials, the media and educational
leaders.
One thing of which I am certain: As government becomes
ever larger and ever more unconstitutional, now is not the time
to moan and wring our hands. Instead, it is time to ...
RECLAIM THE CONSTITUTIONAL
REPUBLIC
ESTABLISHED BY OUR FOUNDING FATHERS!
At Hillsdale College, we are obligated to take a stand! But to
stop government expansion into areas where it doesn't belong, we
need true patriots who will champion a cause larger than
themselves. We need citizens like you who ...
- KNOW that the Founders established a republic where
ultimate authority resides outside the
government, with the people; where citizens are
responsible for
their own lives; and where there is equal
opportunity, not forced outcomes;
- KNOW that the limits imposed on our government by the
Constitution are just as important as its
enumerated powers;
- KNOW that government was
never meant to be
an expansive bureaucracy that regulates our everyday lives;
and
- KNOW that the "nanny state" cannot solve our nation's
ills. What it will do, however, is erode the
self-governing character of the American people.
THE ROAD FROM FREEDOM TO
DESPOTISM
IS OFTEN PAVED WITH GOOD
INTENTIONS.
Most of us desire to have gainful employment, own a home, and
have access to outstanding health care. But these are
not God-given
rights. Neither is it the responsibility of government to
provide them.
In our free society, the Constitution protects our equal
opportunity to provide these blessings to ourselves and to our
families without being hindered by government.
Sadly, the lure of the "nanny state" is blinding many Americans
to the perils of allowing government to favor some over others,
redistributing wealth rather than ensuring equal opportunity to
all. Because of this increasing blindness, our country is now at
a stage where ...
THE LOSS OF OUR
LIBERTY IS AN ACTUAL POSSIBILITY!
Will we sit idly by
and watch our liberty taken away? NO! We must stand up and
demand that our representatives respect our right to liberty.
Together we can return
our country to the Constitution!
To accomplish this, we must immediately lift the veil of
ignorance that is leading our nation down a pathway to "soft
despotism."
Much of the oppressive political correctness, distorted sense of
history, disregard for individual rights, and lust for power
evident in Washington today has sprouted from seeds planted in
America's colleges and universities.
Unfortunately, too many of our country's politicians,
journalists, attorneys, professors, high school teachers,
clergy, and other gatekeepers of our society were educated in
schools that either do not teach the American heritage, or teach
it in a way that undermines it.
As you'll discover in my book,
Liberty and Learning, the state of higher education in
America today is a far cry from what the Founders intended.
You can get your copy here.
While education has always been revered in our nation,
it was never intended
to be hostile to the American heritage. Yet on many
campuses today, political indoctrination has replaced open
intellectual discourse, and ideas are evaluated not on their
merits, but on their agreement with "progressive" ideology.
STUDENTS
ARE NO LONGER TAUGHT
HOW TO THINK, BUT WHAT TO THINK!
If we are to survive as a free and prosperous nation, we must
teach the principles of liberty to all Americans, especially:
- STUDENTS, who will be a new generation of leaders
steeped in the wisdom of America's Founders and the
Constitution.
- OUR NATIONAL LEADERS, in the importance of
limited government to individual liberty.
- ALL CITIZENS, who must study and understand the
timeless principles of liberty so they have the tools
necessary to actively participate in our Constitutional
republic.
To have a direct and immediate influence on our
nation's future, Hillsdale College has opened the Allan P.
Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship
on Capitol Hill. The Kirby Center is already having a
noticeable impact.
Congressional staffers, journalists, educators, and government
officials are now turning to the Kirby Center for knowledge
about how the Constitution has been undermined, and how it can
be revived.
Through meetings and seminars, including the First Principles on
First Fridays lecture series, these policy makers and opinion
leaders are being educated in the history and nature of the
Progressive attacks on the Constitution.
Contrary to what many of their critics are saying, those who are
leading our country toward this bureaucratic despotism are not
evil. Rather, they have been taught to believe that the
Constitution is an impediment to their view of progress.
Hillsdale College counters this false ideology with truth,
teaching that what Progressives define as progress is not
progress at all. Rather, it is a return to the kind of despotism
our forefathers fought to escape.
However, the main battle for American liberty will not be fought
in Washington. It will be decided in the cities and towns across
our great country. If we are to revive our nation, we must reach
everyday Americans - not just the Washington elite.
Hillsdale College wants to
dramatically expand the circulation of
IMPRIMIS - America's
foremost digest of liberty - to 3 MILLION readers.
I believe spreading the
message of freedom far and wide is the best way to counteract
the message of bureaucratic despotism that millions of
Americans hear daily from our current crop of political leaders.
But we need your financial support, so Hillsdale can reach 3
million IMPRIMIS subscribers.
As you may or may not know,
Hillsdale College
accepts no federal or state taxpayer funding-and never will.
It refuses even to allow its students to take federal grants or
loans, replacing this money with privately-funded student aid.
Hillsdale takes this stand because it believes federal funding
of education is unconstitutional and because with government
money comes government regulation. Only by preserving our
independence can we remain free of government control.
We depend entirely on the generosity of defenders of liberty
such as yourself for our funding. It is your gifts, and your
gifts alone, that make it possible for us to keep tuition
affordable for our students and fund all of our educational
outreach programs aimed at safeguarding the Constitution and
reviving the principles of liberty both in Washington, D.C. and
in the hearts and minds of our students.
In these troubled times, Hillsdale is determined, for the good
of our nation, to
increase IMPRIMIS readership to 3 MILLION. The
cost to provide IMPRIMIS
at no-cost to an additional 1.1 MILLION readers? Approximately
$174,000 per month - or $2,090,000 a year - a huge financial
commitment far beyond our budget right now. That's why I am
writing you today.
Unless more Americans champion the cause of liberty and arm
themselves with the kind of knowledge found in the pages of
IMPRIMIS, we will not be
able to regain control of our government from the bureaucrats
and return it to the people, to whom it rightfully belongs.
Will you, on behalf of your fellow citizens and for the cause of
American constitutionalism, help Hillsdale shine a light in the
darkness?
A timely gift of $35 from you would help us offset
the cost of reaching our 3-million subscriber goal.
Thanks to Mark Levin, who has launched our campaign on his radio
program, we are well on our way to reaching 1.1 MILLION new
subscribers.
YOUR SUPPORT IS CRUCIAL TO THE
SUCCESS OF
OUR CAMPAIGN TO RECLAIM AMERICAN LIBERTY!
Won't you join Mark, as well as Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and
other prominent, freedom-loving friends of Hillsdale, and get
IMPRIMIS into your hands
and the hands of more Americans? Remember, an informed citizen
will never become a subject to a bureaucratic tyranny.
Your tax-deductible contribution to the work of Hillsdale
College can do more than any other donation you can
possibly make!
Would you help us reach our 3 million-subscriber goal by
subscribing and making a much-needed tax-deductible donation to
Hillsdale College of $35 or more? With your gift of $35 or more,
I will make sure you ...
GET A COPY
OF MY BOOK, LIBERTY AND
LEARNING: THE EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN EDUCATION!
Even if you cannot send a gift right now, please
order your no-cost subscription to
IMPRIMIS and complete
the 2010 National Survey.
Your comments will be shared with our editorial staff as they
launch their project to expand our circulation.
Remember, now is the time to take a stand for liberty. Don't
just talk about the problems facing our nation. Help Hillsdale
College educate today's and tomorrow's leaders! Together we can
save our liberty before it is lost forever.
With best regards,
Dr. Larry P. Arnn
President, Hillsdale College
P.S. The Constitution is under assault from our own government.
That's why we're offering the antidote --
a no-cost subscription to IMPRIMIS. You'll
be joining the 1.9 Million who already read
IMPRIMIS.
When you order your no-cost subscription, I ask that you also
complete the 2010 National Survey.
And please make a tax-deductible generous donation to help
Hillsdale get IMPRIMIS
into the hands of millions more. When you donate just $35,
you'll
receive a copy of my new book
Liberty and Learning: The Evolution of American Education. |