Skousen's The 5,000 Year Leap
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Publication
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Status
Draft
Country
United States
Also Known As
The 5000 Year Leap5000 Year LeapThe Five Thousand Year LeapFive Thousand Year Leap
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ConstitutionalismAmerican ConservatismNatural LawPolitical PhilosophyFounding Fathers
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90%
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Publication Type
Book
Publisher
National Center for Constitutional Studies
Published Date
1/1/1981
Authors
Willard Cleon Skousen
ISBN
978-0880800138
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A non-fiction book authored by W. Cleon Skousen, first published in 1981, which outlines 28 principles for American success. The work posits that the United States was founded on these 28 specific principles of freedom derived from natural law and the Founding Fathers' intent to create a '5,000-year leap' in human progress. It is a foundational text for the modern American constitutionalist movement and the 9/12 Project, having influenced the 9/12 Project's 9 Principles and 12 Values framework.
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The 9/12 Project's foundational 9 Principles and 12 Values were derived from what Glenn Beck described as the Founding Fathers' "28 principles," which Beck credited to W. Cleon Skousen's book "The 5000 Year Leap." Published by the National Center for Constitutional Studies, the book argues these principles created unprecedented American prosperity. Beck heavily promoted Skousen's work on his programs, directly linking the book's ideology to the 9/12 Project's framework, causing a massive surge in sales and establishing it as the ideological manual for 9/12 participants.
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First published The 5,000 Year Leap
Non-fiction book authored by W. Cleon Skousen first published
1/1/1981