The Five Thousand Year Leap - A Miracle That Changed the World (30 Year Anniversary ed)

This is the ONLY edition authorized and commissioned by the W. Cleon Skousen Family. Also, no other edition except this one includes the revisions made by the author during the 25 years after the original printing.NEW in 2009! THE 5000 YEAR LEAP 30 Year Anniversary Edition with Glenn Beck s Foreword! NOW also includes Common Sense by Thomas Paine No other edition offers the revisions and updates of this remarkable book detailing how the Founding Fathers used 28 principles to create a 5000 year leap in freedom, prosperity, and progress; all based upon morality, faith, and ethics.THIS BONUS EDITION INCLUDES: Common Sense by Thomas Paine, 101 Constitutional Questions To Ask Candidates, The US Constitution, The Declaration of Independence, and Two landmark addresses by author Dr. W. Cleon Skousen never before offered in print.Revised, 30 Year Anniversary Edition. During the last 26 years of Dr. Skousen's life he continued his extensive study of the constitution and founding values. He kept his original copy of The Five Thousand Year Leap with him and would write notes in the margins and on envelops and note cards of the refinements and updates he wished to add to the book. This new 30 Year Anniversary Edition includes those refinements and updates. Our gratitude goes out to the Skousen family for supplying us with this information to enable us to bring you this new edition.The 5000 Year Leap will take you by the hand as you discover the ideals of the Founding Fathers and their 28 principles for success. The values explored in detail by Dr. Skousen range from the Founder's prerequisite that the Constitution was designed for a moral people, to a government empowered by the people with checks and balances, along with an understanding of the critical nature of fiscal responsibility and family values. This book sums up the secrets to what James Madison called a miracle. Author preface & acknowledgments Why it is important to study the Founders' success formula today Foreword/Glen Beck A hard beginning Why Jamestown was different Two hundred years later Can we lose it? The 28 great ideas that are changing the world Time to get back to basics I want your solemn promise Part I : The Founders' monumental task Part II : The Founders' basic principles Bibliography Appendices : The mystery of the Anglo-Saxons/W. Cleon Skousen The secret to America's strength/W. Cleon Skousen About the author Index The United States Constitution The Declaration of Independence. The Five Thousand Year Leap will take you by the hand as you discover the ideals of the Founding Fathers and their 28 principles for success. The values explored in detail by Dr. Skousen range from the Founder's prerequisite that the Constitution was designed for a moral people, to a government empowered by the people with checks and balances, along with an understanding of the critical nature of fiscal responsibility and family values. This book sums up the secrets to what James Madison called a miracle. --publisher. Skousen Lays Out The Great Ideas Of The Founders So That Even A New Congressman Could Get A Fairly Good Comprehension Of Their Ingenious Success Formula. The Five Thousand Year Leap -- The United States Constitution -- The Declaration Of Independence -- Common Sense By Thomas Paine -- 101 Constitutional Questions To Ask Candidates. By W. Cleon Skousen ; [foreword By Glenn Beck]. Edition Statement From Cover. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [221]-223) And Index. "Discover the 28 Principles of Freedom our Founding Fathers said must be undersood and perpetuated by every people who desire peace, prosperity, and freedom. Learn how adherence to these belifs during the past 200 years has brought about more progress than was made in the previous 5000 years"--Page 4 of cover