Book Review: The 5000 Year Leap

I recently finished this excellent book by Cleon Skousen. I highly recommend reading this book. This book is focused on the Constitution and briefly describes the events and thought processes that the Founding Fathers used to develop the Constitution. The main premise revolves around the belief that the Founding Fathers intended God and religion to be a part of this country and that they relied on God while developing the foundation of our government. Skousen has found through his research that the Founding Fathers were all men of faith, and while they firmly believed in freedom of religion, they also believed in the importance of relying on Divinity. Skousen lays out 28 principles which he has extracted from his research as to what he believes to be the most important guidelines the Founding Fathers relied upon and intended to remain as the foundation of our society. Some of them include: #2. People cannot survive under a Republican Constitution unless they remain virtuous and morally strong. #4. Without government religion the government of a free people cannot be maintained. #15. The highest level of prosperity occurs when there is a free-market economy and a minimum of government regulations. #27. The burden of debt is as destructive to freedom as subjugation by conquest.

This book has been cited as one of the primary texts currently influencing the remaking of the Conservative movement. Despite being written about 20 years ago, the taking points are very timely. It is a must read for anyone interested in maintaining conservative values in our country.

If anyone is interested in reading this book, just leave a comment and I will send it to you. I only have one copy however, so whoever is first will get it!