The American ideal of 1776: the twelve basic American principles

by Hamilton Abert Long

Book Overview

There are those who claim that if the civil government acknowledges God, it is practicing "religion" which is prohibited by the First Amendment's establishment clause, which allegedly requires the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0911668020
• ISBN13: 9780911668025
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: Your Heritage Books
• Length: 398 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The American Ideal of 1776

This is the most incredible, awesome book on the founding of the great American Republic I have seen. If you are wondering what's happened to America and American politics, you can find the answer in this book. American Schools have created an uneducated generation of people who have forgotten their roots. Because of that, Americans have no idea what rich heritage their founding fathers left for them: an everlasting covenant of freedom from government-over-man. But the price was high. Those men, our fathers, paid that price with their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor--literally. This book ought to be required study from first grade through High School. Once you start it, you can't put it down. It will revive dried out patriotism with fire in your soul. It will make you angry at what our politicians are doing to our Constitution today: they totally ignore it when in their own best interests. I just simply cannot say enough about this book, except that if you can find it, get it. It's worth the price no matter what they charge for it. But they may be hard to come by. I'm buying every one I can find, for my kids, interested friends, and my grandkids. If this book could get into the hands of enough Americans, there would be a revival of fervor for our Constitution; we would absolutely put politicians back in their place, i.e, back in the "chains of the Constitution" as one founding father stated; Americans would once again experience what real freedom was, as intended by the fathers. This book simply lights a fire in your soul. I could talk about it all night.

A Vanishing Treasure

I count myself among the truly fortunate readers to have come across this book.This work, rather than passing on should be resurrected and made required reading for all students in our grammar and high schools. I find as much comfort from it as some would from a bible, as I am truly frustrated with the direction our uninformed society is heading. I am searching now for a copy to send to the new President as an infallible guide for his presidency. Search high and low, but get and read this book.

Best ovewview of American pholosophy available

Hamilton Abert Long is perhaps the most important American political philosopher, statesman, and scholar of this century. Not only does he provide a sound well-documented summary of the American Ideal, he destroys the most significant anti-American philosophies that have been romancing our educational establishment for decades. Sadly, academe will have to play catch-up with Long after they find out that socialism, in all of its permutations, is deadly to fatal, and destructive of life, liberty, and, of course, private property. This book is as authoritative and comprehensive as it gets. It might even be the best remedial tool available for curing many of the worst enemies of the Constitution among those in the legal profession and on the Bench.

Excellent!

This is the best one volume treatment on constitutional studies that I have ever run across. Excellent primary sources. Excellent content. This is a real gem.

Best Scholarly Constitutional Study Ever Written!

My personal copy of (an earlier edition?) "Your American Yardstick: Twelve Basic American Principles Underlying The Traditional American Philosophy Of Man-Over-Government" is one of my most cherished books! Mr. Long was an exceptional constitutional scholar, and an amazingly clear and concise author. Principle One: The Spiritual Is Supreme Principle Two: Fear of Government-over-Man Principle Three: Unalienable Rights--From God Principle Four: Man Organizes Governments To Be His Tools Principle Five: Limited Government Principle Six: Decentralized Government Principle Seven: Equal, By God's Gift, in Sight of God and Law Principle Eight: Life and the Pursuit of Happiness Principle Nine: Liberty--Against Government-over-Man Principle Ten: Private Property--Liberty's Support Principle Eleven: Taxes--Limited to Safeguard Liberty Principle Twelve: The Majority--Limited for Liberty These principles are the masterful framework for futher discussion and citations of law and history that Mr. Long uses to cut through to the core beliefs that the United States was founded upon. His clear, documented presentation of the meaning and intent of our Founding Fathers makes the reader truly stop to ponder the situation in modern America. The differences are staggering regarding constitutional interpretation of "then" contrasted to "now," as Mr. Long's work makes clear. The reader can not do better than to study this book! This is, in my opinion, the #1 constitutional study ever produced. Mr. Long has more than fulfilled his duty as a patriotic American by presenting this expertly wrought masterpiece to the American people for their enrichment.