Americans concerned about the direction their country is going, are turning to a book written 28 years ago. Seeking greater understanding of the constitutional basics of natural law, freedom and limited government, they’re studying W. Cleon Skousen’s The 5000 Year Leap which espouses these factors as the foundation for America’s success.
In the last five months, The 5000 Year Leap, which is now in its 16th reprinting, has sold more than 250,000 copies - more than have sold since the initial publication in 1981. At the time of this post, it was sitting at the 17th spot in Amazon’s bestseller list where it has been in the top 100 for 83 days.
W. Cleon Skousen
Skousen’s “leap” is the surge of achievements experienced in the U.S.A. rooted in Americans living by the principles of the Constitution. Skousen theorizes that the settlers had tools and methods available to them that had been accessible to pioneers for thousands of years but it wasn’t until the concepts of natural law, freedom and limited government were institutionalized by the Constitution that America achieved true success.
The 5000 Year Leap is said to be a clear guide to the 28 principles that shaped the American Constitution and that reading it clarifies why the United States functioned so well for so long and how stepping away from life funded by credit is the only way to turn things around.
According to Zeldon Nelson, the director of The National Center for Constitutional Studies, there are thousands of study groups throughout the United States that are reading the book. On a quest to achieve the change that would bring America to recovery, Nelson’s mission is to have 10 million copies of The 5000 Year Leap in readers’ hands over the next year.
More about the book:
The 5000 Year Leap: A Miracle That Changed the World. For many years in the United States there has been a gradual drifting away from the Founding Fathers original success formula. This has resulted in some of their most unique contributions for a free and prosperous society becoming lost or misunderstood. Therefore, there has been a need to review the history and development of the making of America in order to recapture the brilliant precepts which made Americans the first free people in modern times.
In this book, discover the 28 Principles of Freedom our Founding Fathers said must be understood and perpetuated by every people who desire peace, prosperity, and freedom. Learn how adherence to these beliefs during the past 200 years has brought about more progress than was made in the previous 5000 years. Published by National Center for Constitutional Studies, a non-profit organization.
GLENN BECK, award-winning radio and Cable TV host has been encouraging people to read THE 5000 YEAR LEAP !
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