Born to be free / Jack Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Jack, 1929- author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--United States.

Political culture.

Politics and government.

Politics and government--Study and teaching.

United States--Politics and government.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2018.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]

Summary:

This book explains the basic concepts, in layman's language, of American political thought and the strategy for getting its teaching back onto our college campuses and into our high schools where it has been missing for many years.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

Section I: WHAT I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT AMERICA'S FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY

1: THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AS OUR MISSION STATEMENT

2: LIFE WITHOUT LIBERTY LOSES ITS MEANING: Our Founders Protected Both

3: THE CONSTITUTION: A Game Plan for Realizing the Mission

4: OVERCOMING CHALLENGES THROUGH THE DISAPPEARING ART OF COMPROMISE

5: THE CONSTITUTION: Protecting Us against Tyranny

6: THE POWER TO TAX AND THE CONCENTRATION OF POWER COULD DESTROY FREEDOM

7: IN SUMMARY

Section II: THE JACK MILLER CENTER: My Legacy to the Country

8: A SPUR-OF-THE-MOMENT START

9: THE PROFESSORS ARE THE KEY TO SUCCESS

10: A FULL-FLEDGED PROGRAM HELPS ASSURE SUCCESS

11: EXPANDING OUR MISSION TO HIGH SCHOOLS

12: HELPING DONORS INVEST WISELY

Section III: A LIFE WELL LIVED: What Can Happen When One Uses Hard Work and Determination to Take Advantage of What a Free Society Makes Possible

13: GROWING UP IN A PATRIOTIC AMERICA

14: THE COLLEGE YEARS, A BLUR

15: MEANDERING INTO A CAREER

16: BUILDING A BUSINESS THROUGH HARD WORK AND SWEAT EQUITY

17: AN ENTREPRENEUR'S PATH TO PHILANTHROPY

18: KEEPING BUSY AND HAPPY TOWARD THE END

EPILOGUE

WORKS CITED

RESOURCES

INDEX

ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

979-82-16-41494-0

1-4985-7591-9

OCLC:

1048026479