New American Founders

The problem is we are no longer teaching, rising, and empowering leaders among us and the next generation. The day is coming when this nation will stand at a vital crossroads, and only statesmen of the caliber of Washington, Jefferson, and Adams will be able to take it in the right direction.

But not only do we need new American Founders and men and women of virtue but we need to know and utilize what the Founders knew in order to renew and perpetuate liberty. We need to prepare ourselves and the next generation in much the same ways these great men were forged to greatness; through classical education and self discovery.

These men and women were educated in a unique way, through a classical "liber"al arts education instilling the knowledge and skills necessary to remain "liber"ated. The Founding Fathers were a generation of "liber" - of men and women who could read, understand, and debate ideas and concepts. When we stopped using the founding method of education in the U.S., we stopped getting these kinds of results in significant numbers—and our liberties began to slip away. We stopped encouraging leaders and began a slippery slope of dependence.

We need to once again indulge in the same classics that inspired a generation of leaders. We need to provide in each of our intellects the foundation that created statesmen. We need to understand what and as they understood things to once again face the great challenges of this nation. Although it may appear simple; the answer is in methods and readings, and through classical education and self discovery. This will empower the next George Washington among us.