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June 1st 2006
(first published 1981)
by Center for Constitutional
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0880801484
(isbn13: 9780880801485)
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GLENN BECK, award winning radio and TV host has been talking about...The 5000 Year Leap!
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Read in August, 2008
recommends it for:
All Americans
Should be required reading for every American. A great place to start your study of the ideas of our nation's founders.
This was an eye-opening introduction to what went into creating our government system. I am all the more convinced that those who think the founders' ideas are quaint and outdated have not done nearly the research that the founders' themselves did. It has been said that we should not try to do what great men did but instead strive to see what they saw. The 5000...more
This was an eye-opening introduction to what went into creating our government system. I am all the more convinced that those who think the founders' ideas are quaint and outdated have not done nearly the research that the founders' themselves did. It has been said that we should not try to do what great men did but instead strive to see what they saw. The 5000...more
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Anyone who loves freedom
This book is soooo good! It's awesome because it gives you insights on many of the founding fathers opinions while at the same time answering so many questions that arise today. Such as, is the Constitution outdated? In the back of my mind I knew it wasn't, but I couldn't have explained why until I read this book. The Constitution deals with principles, wich are timeless. It also deals with human nature, and though our way of living may have changed, our nature never will.
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Read in August, 2008
I believe this book is fundamental. We should all be involved in the community and in our country. This book lays out basic true principals believed in by the founding fathers on which we should base our decisions in government.
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Read in December, 2008
The Center for Constitutional Studies has really been pushing for every American to read this book. It's been kind of a controversial book--some people really pushing for it to be included in public school curriculum, others pushing hard to have it banned. Anyway, it explores the fundamental principles that our nation was founded on, and how those principles let to more advancement in 150 years than had been accomplished in the 5000 years previously. I thought it was wonderful--so clear and c...more
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A must read - especially politicians! They need a refresher course on what made the USA great.
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Read in February, 2009
Wow! I want to sent this book to every elected official - and every citizen for that matter- in the country. (And I'm only on page 20!) This book discusses what it takes for a people to stay free. We have strayed so far from where the Founding Fathers started. I can't wait to wade deeper in.
I returned to library about 1/2 read. It has a lot of great information, but there is a lot to assimilate. I need to buy it so I can take my time to digest each of the principles of freedom and m...more
I returned to library about 1/2 read. It has a lot of great information, but there is a lot to assimilate. I need to buy it so I can take my time to digest each of the principles of freedom and m...more
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Read in January, 2008
a great beginners education of a political ignoramus like me.
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This is another hard book to rate. It's well written and really easy to read, which is saying a lot for a book on government. Quite honestly, when Skousen was talking about the absurdity of our partisan concept of the left-right divide and the problem solving vs. the conservation wing of government, this was going high three, maybe even low four for me. The difficulty arose when he actually started teaching history. He clearly had done his homework and knew a lot of things that I knew nothin...more
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Read in September, 2007
Every American that wants to understand our freedom and liberty should read this book. Can be understood easily by a young person as early as 8th grade, but deep enough to ponder for years. I memorized the 28 principles of liberty once, and I still fall back on them from time to time.
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Love, Love, Love this book. This is about the history of the founding fathers and the writing of the constitution. It is so interesting to read about the history of America from the point of view of the founding fathers and what they were trying to create and WHY they were trying to create it. These are things I did not learn in school and think every American should know. I highly recommend this to every American.
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Read in February, 2008
recommended to Mark by:
School mentorrecommends it for: Anyone who loves freedom
We live in a day with few real leaders. In studying the reasons for the creation of the United States of America, one can find hope for America. Though many might find the current lack of knowledge of the principles taught in the book frightening, knowing that with each new discovery of these principles, they can be slowly and carefully restored, thus providing the hope we so desperately need.
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Read in September, 2008
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GWUrecommends it for: everyone
It's hard to think of anything original to say about this book, they are all right. One interesting thing I am doing with this book is using it to note principles in other texts from the Founding era. I am surprised how much Skousen really nailed the principles. I can not find many other principles widely believed at the time not contained in this book. I am SO glad I read this.
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Read in June, 2009
I will definitely be buying this book. I want to be able to refer to it at any time, and I want my husband, and one day our kids, to read it too. I think anyone who's interested in the principles that shaped this country (and that should be everyone!) should read this book. It's easy to navigate, the chapters are short and digestible, and it's largely written in the words of the founders themselves; it's not just some opinionated person's interpretation of the founders' ideas.
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anyone and everyone!
So far this is an excellent book! It explains the difference between people controlled government and ruler controlled government. People controlled government offers the freedom necessary for true innovation. It is amazing how far our country has strayed from the way our forefathers set it up. We have lost far too many freedoms along the way!
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Read in July, 2008
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All Americans
This is a book all Americans need to read. And I hope would appreciate.
For me, this is the planting of a seed and the swelling of that seed which will grow, with proper nourishment into a patriotic tree with fruit of freedom and liberty.
These 28 points ring true to me. Can you tell? I hope they ring true to you as well.
For me, this is the planting of a seed and the swelling of that seed which will grow, with proper nourishment into a patriotic tree with fruit of freedom and liberty.
These 28 points ring true to me. Can you tell? I hope they ring true to you as well.
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Read in December, 2008
recommended to Tara by:
Glenn Beckrecommends it for: Everyone
This is so good. I learned so much about the Founders and the Constitution. I have to admit, I felt a little frustrated while reading. This was because I feel America isn't all she can be and what she used to be when she was founded, not because of anything I read in The 5000 Year Leap. This should be required reading in highschool!
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Read in June, 2009
To be honest, I read this to confirm to myself that is was as bad as I thought it would be, and I just like to see what Glenn Beck folks are reading these days. The book is basically strung together quotes from founding fathers and HEAVILY from de Tocqueville supporting some principles that Skousen claims are the foundation of our nation. The conclusions are unwarrented and sweeping (I chuckled over one section heading "European philosophers were wrong"). I think books like this are a ...more
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Read in March, 2009
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Jody Richealrecommends it for: everyone
From the introductory page until the last, I was hooked. I have been telling everyone I know about this book. Especially considering the economic times we are in, it has proven to be quite an eye opener. My favorite chapter (IF I HAD to pick one) was the 27th Principle: The Burden of Debt is as Destructive to Freedom as Subjugation by Conquest. This needs to be read by eveyone in America today, including the PRESIDENT and CONGRESS.
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Read in December, 2007
I consider this book a must read, especially in todays political environment, in order to understand how our constitution was designed to work. It focuses not only on the content of the constitution, but also the opinions of the founders themselves. Might be dry for those who do not have an interest in politics.
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Read in May, 2007
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The National Center for Constitutional Studiesrecommends it for: anyone looking to be more informed
This book ties the Declaration of Independence and Constitution to the basic beliefs of the Founding Fathers. It also contains 28 prinicples that are the foundation of both documents. It's a very educational read and makes more sense than anything that politicians have come up with in the past 50 years.
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