This book is great! It should be required reading for any voter. This book explains the deeper and unknown critical parts of our democracy. These parts are the things most schools forget in the name of political correctness. This book will open up minds to new realities.
What most people forget is that the founding fathers thought there was more to democracy than just voting and paying taxes. To put it in modern terms it is more than a purple finger to mark that you voted. Citizens needed to have certain values to make it work. Those values are so important it was there before the country started. The book shows that in great detail. The nation needs other things to keep man in check. As Ben Franklin said, " As nations become corrupt and vicious they have more need of masters." That master in other countries is the police state. Franklin found in his autobiography that "the secret to American Freedom was American virtue." That is checked here in America by an internal master in our hearts. John Adams said that, " The only foundation of a free constitution is pure virtue. He went on to say that if people did not have virtue in greater measure they would not have a liberty that would last.
Eric Metaxas explains that to an average reader. He shows how the work of George Whitefield, before the country's inception set the ground. That revival he helped start gave America that virtue. America needed other things. A moral leadership is critical. Lack of that undermines citizen faith in the government. Metaxas also shows how it is important that people have a love for the country. That helps provide energy to keep things going forth in good times and bad.
The book does what others don't. It shows why virtue is important. Why values keep man's sinful nature in check. The book shows that without a moral people our government is at stake.
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Another Metaxas masterpiece
From the very beginning, Eric Metaxas, writing from a Christian worldview, engages the reader with reminiscent historical accounts and thoughts of patriotism. He skillfully brings you along on his own eye-opening journey of discovery his deep and reverential awe for America. He begins with both a charge to educate and also to be an active participant in the keeping of the trust that has been given us through the founding of the United States of America. He reminds us of what it means to love our country and what it means to be an American.Fascinating and detailed biographical sketches and quotations from America’s founding fathers and from other significant leaders of our country are woven throughout in Metaxas-style masterful storytelling with skillful command of language and vocabulary, along with colorful and vivid descriptions. He delivers impassioned pleas to recover the spirit of patriotism, to recall biblical virtues, remember our responsibilities, recall both the good and bad of our past, and most importantly, to take action in doing our part to preserve America for ourselves, our future, and the world.Eric Metaxas builds a strong argument for the multi-dimensional components of the “how and why” our country, Constitution, and government was established, and then he dissects the fundamental aspects of virtue and leadership that contributed to its founding. Heroes are extolled and remembered for their lack of selfishness and pride and for their desire only for the good of our country.This book is an enjoyable and moving read, written intellectually but on a level that it easily comprehendible. Metaxas builds a strong case for the charge of keeping and defending America, and I made copious notes of his quote-worthy statements. Many of the biographical sketches will be familiar if you have read his books Amazing Grace and Seven Men and the Secret of Their Greatness, but they are, nonetheless, crucial to the complete understanding of the concepts he puts forth in this book. Once again, Metaxas delivers a compelling read.Written by Monica Flippin
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