Which President said the following?

(HINT: It was during his Second Inaugural Address.) 

". . . each time we gather to inaugurate a president, we bear witness to the enduring strength of our Constitution.

"What makes us exceptional, what makes us America is our allegiance to an idea articulated in a declaration . . . We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, and among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

"The patriots of 1776 did not fight to replace the tyranny of a king with the privileges of a few, or the rule of a mob. They gave to us a republic, a government of, and by, and for the people. Entrusting each generation to keep safe our founding creed . . ."

Beautiful words, aren't they? 

Who comes to mind: Abraham Lincoln? Teddy Roosevelt? Ronald Reagan?

Actually, it's none of the above.

ANSWER: Barack Obama.

Surprised? A lot of people are.

You may be wondering how a President of the United States can use phrases like "unalienable rights" and government "of, by, and for the people," when all of his actions point away from a republic of liberty, and toward bureaucratic despotism. Or more troubling, why so many Americans either don't notice, or don't care.

I am convinced the reason is that too many Americans — especially young people — have not been educated about our Constitution.

And if we allow that to continue, this nation you and I love will become less free and less prosperous, while our national government will become larger and more despotic.

To turn our nation in the right direction, Americans must once again be educated for liberty, based on our Constitution and its founding principles. 

That is why Hillsdale College produces our popular series of free online courses on the Constitution, American Heritage, Free Market Economics, and more -- with over 900,000 enrollments so far!

And why we've just added our newest course . . . "The Presidency and the Constitution."

It couldn't be easier to enroll . . . it's no cost to you . . . and it will teach you—all Americans—what they need to know now in order to preserve and pass on our heritage of liberty to future generations.

Then mark your calendar for Monday, September 29! That's when the first lecture, which I present, will be available.

A new lecture will be released each Monday, ten total, at about 35 minutes each. All lectures are available on-demand, so you can learn at your convenience any time after their release.

You'll enjoy having top Hillsdale professors teach you:

• How the Founders limited presidential (and all government) power to ensure the greatest liberty for all;

• How and why Progressives expanded the power of the presidency beyond the limits of the Constitution;

• Whether America has moved from electing a chief executive, to an administrator of a massive unaccountable bureaucracy;

• How Americans can begin to restore constitutional limits on federal executive power;

• . . . and much, much more!

Best of all, you will be equipped to understand and defend the timeless principles of liberty upon which America was founded . . . the same principles that were once commonly taught in our schools, but rarely are today.




If you would like to enroll for this free class click here!

I look forward to welcoming you in class as our newest student for this outstanding online course!

Warm regards,

Dr. Larry P. Arnn
President
Hillsdale College


TJOC: Hillsdale teaches excellent coures on U.S. History, Economics, and many others. They're all free.