The republic is always one generation away from forgetting why it is free. Every generation inherits a story it did not live, freedoms it did not establish, and convictions it did not discover for itself. Unless someone explains that inheritance, what was once treasured can slowly become little more than an artifact.
Deuteronomy 6 reminds us that truth must first be written upon our own hearts before it can be impressed upon our children. America's Founding generation likewi