Never a Matter of Indifference: Sustaining Virtue in a Free Republic
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In this first book generated by the Hoover Institution's Initiative on American Individualism and Values, the contributors reveal how, over the last several decades, public policy in the United States has weakened the institutions of civil society--which play a critical role in forming and sustaining the qualities of mind and character crucial to democratic self-government.
The authors examine: -How we deal with the tension between liberty (doing what you want) and virtue (doing what you ought)-How the upheavals of the 1960s transformed liberalism in a "religion of rights," undermining individual freedom by demanding unbending fidelity to a political agenda
-The impact of civic associations on our virtues and values--and why the government must resist conscripting them and find a way to preserve their independence
-How public schools have come to have a negative influence on students' virtues and values--and why neither public nor private schools can replace or compensate for the education of character that takes place outside of school, particularly in the family
-Why marriage and the family today run contrary to our natures and thus are in a state of disarray--and how specific public policies can strengthen marriage
Although no individual author agrees with every observation and every assertion in every essay, they are united in believing that the defense of liberty in our day requires rethinking the complex relation between a citizen's character, civil society, and government.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0817939628
ISBN13:9780817939625
Release Date:October 2003
Publisher:Hoover Institution Press
Length:162 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.2" x 9.1"
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