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Dear
Supporter of Liberty,
This is Sean Hannity
writing to you today about Hillsdale College's campaign
to restore Constitutional government in America.
How many members of Congress do you think have read the
U.S. Constitution?
I would guess
not many, judging by the
explosive
growth in the size of government that we have
seen over the past half-century, and particularly over
the past year.
Today, our Founding Fathers would not recognize the
America they created, as
President Obama
and the Left
use their political power to nationalize huge portions
of our economy.
That's why I want to tell you about
Hillsdale
College -- America's premier college that teaches
its students about the blessing of liberty and about our
nation's founding principles.
I am writing to
ask you to
please take a few minutes to complete Hillsdale's
National Survey on
America's Leadership Crisis, the Assault on Liberty
& the Purpose of an Education.
I am also writing to invite you to join me in
supporting Hillsdale College.
I'll explain more about the importance of this survey in
a moment. But first, let me tell you why I support
Hillsdale so strongly and why I hope you will too.
Unlike most other colleges in America, Hillsdale teaches
its students that our Constitution is the greatest
charter of liberty ever written, and that it is the
reason America emerged quickly as the freest, most
prosperous nation in human history.
Unlike most
other colleges, Hillsdale does not denigrate
America. Instead Hillsdale teaches its students that
the United States is a great nation -- but a nation
that is in danger because our national leaders have so
little understanding of the principles of liberty and
limited
government that are the reason for its greatness.
In fact,
Forbes magazine ranks Hillsdale College as one of
the "Top 100 Colleges in
America" today --
ahead of three
Ivy League schools and many other prestigious
institutions.
Educating Millions of Americans on
the Importance of Liberty
I have been a huge fan of Hillsdale College for a long
time. Hillsdale is raising up a new generation of
leaders for America -- leaders who understand the
principles of limited government that made the United
States so free and prosperous.
But Hillsdale also has an
immediate
project to
rescue
liberty.
For example, I was thrilled to see that more than 33,000
Americans signed up for Hillsdale College's new online
"Constitution Town Hall" seminar (which I talked about
on my radio show). In it, Hillsdale scholars explained
the genius of the Constitution, how it has been
undermined, and how we can rescue it.
I was also pleased to learn that so many political
leaders, government officials, professors, teachers,
journalists, writers, attorneys, business leaders, and
other influential shapers of public opinion were among
the 33,000 who signed up for this first Web-based
seminar on the Constitution.
I am encouraged to see such a renewed interest in the
Constitution and the principles of limited government
that made America so free and prosperous.
I hope you will join me in doing all you can to help
Hillsdale include hundreds of thousands of Americans in
future online
seminars on the Constitution and on how to rescue
liberty . . . because we can't put America back
on the right path unless we have educated citizens who
understand the importance of electing leaders who see
themselves as servants of the Constitution.
In addition, Hillsdale is right now completing
construction of a new building on Capitol Hill that will
house its Allan P.
Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and
Citizenship. The mission of this Center is to
revive an understanding and appreciation of liberty and
limited government among the American people and among
our elected leaders.
This 16,000
square-foot building, just a few blocks from the
U.S. Capitol and the Supreme Court, will serve as the
headquarters for all of its efforts to . . .
- Enable Hillsdale
students to serve as interns in congressional
offices and leading think tanks so they can gain
valuable experience for future leadership;
- Teach policy
makers and opinion leaders about the genius
of the Constitution and its importance to liberty;
and
- Provide the best
research and teaching on how so many of the
laws and policies now being enacted are
unconstitutional assaults on liberty.
Hillsdale is
now building classrooms and conference rooms in
this new building to host educational programs on the
Constitution for
students,
Congressmen and
their staff, and
opinion leaders
in the Washington area.
While construction is now underway, Hillsdale is already
conducting its educational programs on the Constitution
in various other locations in Washington.
Hillsdale
urgently needs contributions right now to
complete construction of the new building to house its
Kirby Center for
Constitutional Studies and Citizenship -- which
will serve as the headquarters for Hillsdale's national
educational campaign on the blessing of liberty and the
importance of the Constitution.
Hillsdale Refuses All Federal
Taxpayer Subsidies
Now, here's something else I really love about Hillsdale
College.
Unlike almost
all other colleges and universities, Hillsdale
refuses all federal taxpayer subsidies, not even in the
form of student grants or loans. The College does not
want the government dictating who it must hire or who it
must admit for enrollment (even if they don't meet
Hillsdale's tough academic standards) . . . or what is
taught in its classrooms.
This means that 100% of Hillsdale College's funds must
come from
student tuition contributions from Americans like you
and me who care about liberty and the future of our
nation.
Contributions from those who believe in liberty help
keep tuition affordable for Hillsdale College students.
Hillsdale does not want expense to be a barrier for any
qualified student to attend. And by the way, Hillsdale's
tuition is
less than half the tuition at the Ivy League
schools, even though the College accepts no federal
taxpayer subsidies.
You can see the Hillsdale difference in the motto of the
college: "Pursuing Truth
and Defending Liberty Since 1844." Unlike most
colleges in America, Hillsdale teaches its students:
- Why the
Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution of the
United States are the greatest charters of
human liberty ever written, and are responsible for
America quickly becoming the freest, most prosperous
nation in human history;
- Why the free enterprise system is essential to
American freedom and prosperity; and
- Why faith in God, far from undermining liberty
as many ACLU-style liberals claim, supports liberty.
As Thomas Jefferson wrote:
"[C]an the
liberties of a nation be thought secure when we
have removed their only firm basis, a conviction
in the minds of the people that these liberties
are the gift of God?"
These ideas are no longer taught at most American
colleges.
Students at most colleges graduate with little or no
understanding of American history or of the principles
of free government. If anything, students are fed a
steady diet of
anti-American,
anti-free
enterprise ideology.
Hillsdale College, by contrast, believes that a central
purpose of education is to equip America's future
leaders to
uphold and defend the principles of liberty on which
America was founded.
Hillsdale, unlike other colleges, teaches why America is
exceptional in human history. Every Hillsdale student
comes to understand how the
Constitution
is responsible for America becoming a beacon of liberty
and prosperity for the world -- what
President Reagan
liked to call "a shining city on a hill."
Now let me tell you more about Hillsdale's
National Survey on America's Leadership Crisis, the
Assault on Liberty & the Purpose of an Education.
Hillsdale will share the results of this survey of
1,000,000 citizens with members of Congress,
President Obama,
top officials at the U.S. Department of Education, the
media and educational leaders.
We want to demonstrate to these 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 beliefs most families teach at home -- instead
of undermining what most Americans believe.
Many of America's colleges are now scrambling to find
students, but competition for admission to Hillsdale
College is more intense than ever. Hillsdale now has two
applications for every student they admit for
enrollment.
My Request To You
As you can see, Hillsdale has major plans for expansion
this year, including . . .
- Maintain
the
world-class education Hillsdale provides its
students -- designed to train a new generation of
leaders for America
who believe
in liberty.
- Build on the
stunningly successful launch of Hillsdale's
free, new
online program on the genius of the
Constitution, how it has been undermined, and how it
can be rescued -- where more than
33,000
Americans (including political leaders, government
officials, journalists, and educators) signed up to
participate.
- Have hundreds of
thousands of American citizens taking part in
Hillsdale's online seminar program on the importance
of liberty this year.
- Complete
construction of Hillsdale's new 16,000
square-foot building that will house the
Allan P. Kirby, Jr.
Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship
in Washington, D.C. -- a building which will serve
as a headquarters for students and for programs
aimed at educating Americans (especially students)
on the importance of the Constitution to our
cherished liberty.
- Continue to
refuse all federal taxpayer money so that
Hillsdale can continue to provide a strong
independent voice in American higher education.
But Hillsdale cannot continue to expand its outreach
programs without
contributions
from those who, like you, believe in limited government
and share our alarm at the direction
President Obama
and the current Congress
are taking America.
So I hope you
will make a contribution to Hillsdale today as
part of Hillsdale's
Annual Fund Drive for 2010.
I know that some of Hillsdale's benefactors offer gifts
of $1,000 or even
more, while other friends of Hillsdale are making an
equal sacrifice by making gifts of
$50 or
$25.
But if your contribution is
$500 or more, you
become eligible to have your name (or the name of a
loved one you would like to honor) engraved permanently
in a brick on the
Liberty Walkway of Honor on the Hillsdale Campus
(where students will see the name every day).
Only you know what the right contribution amount is for
you.
What's most important is for you to
give what you can . . . because I can't think of a
project more important than expanding Hillsdale's
efforts to defend liberty and to keep demonstrating
that excellence in higher education is possible without
dependence on the federal taxpayer.
Thank you for answering my message.
I look forward to hearing back from you in the next few
minutes.
Sincerely,
Sean
Hannity
P.S.
Forbes Magazine
now ranks
Hillsdale
ahead of three Ivy League colleges and many other
prestigious schools. I support Hillsdale because it's a
world-class,
unapologetically pro-liberty,
pro-Constitution and supports (rather than
undermines) the moral principles in which most Americans
believe.
I hope you will join me in supporting Hillsdale by
making the most generous gift you can. With
support from you and many other patriotic Americans,
Hillsdale will reach tens of millions of citizens
with its educational programs in defense of
liberty. Specifically, Hillsdale will
immediately
use your gift to . . .
- Maintain
the
world-class education Hillsdale provides
its students -- designed to train a new
generation of leaders for America who believe in
liberty.
- Build on the
stunningly successful launch of
Hillsdale's free, new online program on the
genius of the Constitution, how it has been
undermined, and how it can be rescued -- where
more than 33,000
Americans (including political leaders,
government officials, journalists, and
educators) signed up to participate.
- Have
hundreds of thousands of American citizens
taking part in Hillsdale's online seminar
program on the importance of liberty this year.
- Complete
construction of Hillsdale's new 16,000
square-foot building that will house the
Allan P. Kirby,
Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and
Citizenship in Washington, D.C. -- a
building which will serve as a headquarters for
students and for programs aimed at educating
Americans (especially students) on the
importance of the Constitution to our cherished
liberty.
- Continue to
refuses all federal taxpayer money so
that Hillsdale can continue to provide a strong
independent voice in American higher education.
So I hope you will make your best gift of support as
part of Hillsdale's
Annual Fund Drive for 2010 . . . because the
only way Hillsdale can fund these projects is with
generous donations from patriots like you, who share
our dismay at how
liberty in
America is under an unprecedented all-out assault by
our own government.
And when you
complete the survey,
please
don't forget to make your most generous contribution.
Thank you for doing everything in your power to
rescue liberty in America.
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