What is the Preserving Freedom Project?

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

With these words, our forefathers declared war on King George and all of his armies. They pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor in the hope that future generations would be free from tyranny, free to enjoy the fruits of the labors and free to live a peaceful and happy life as the Creator intended. They understood that freedom and liberty were intimately tied to virtue. They knew that for man to be free, he must properly govern his own appetites, for without proper self-government, a peaceful and orderly society would require more civil government, which by it’s very nature would tend to become ever more powerful, resulting in less personal freedom for all.

Thus, personal freedom is utterly dependent upon proper self-government, and proper self-government requires absolute moral standards. Absolute moral standards require a standard-setter, which must either be a man or a Supreme Being. If it is a man, then it is tyranny, not freedom. Thus, dependence upon the laws of “Nature and Nature’s God” are the only basis for enduring personal freedom and an orderly society with limited intrusion by civil government.

This site is dedicated to the exploration of this vital connection between freedom and virtue. We invite you to join us in this noble pursuit, and to help us by sharing this site with your friends. Together, we really can make a difference. But the hour is late, so let us be diligent in our endeavors.

“We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion... Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”

— John Adams

2nd President of the U.S.
“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”

— Abraham Lincoln

16th President of the U.S.
“Without virtue there can be no liberty.”

— Benjamin Rush

Signer of the Declaration of Independence
“While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but once they lose their virtue, they will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader.”

— Samuel Adams

4th Governor of Massachusetts, Delegate to the Continental Congress
“Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society.”

— George Washington

First President of the United States
“No government can continue good but under the control of the people; and… their minds are to be informed by education what is right and what wrong; to be encouraged in habits of virtue and to be deterred from those of vice… These are the inculcations necessary to render the people a sure basis for the structure and order of government.”

— Thomas Jefferson

3rd President of the United States

The American Right to Revolt Against Tyranny: Part B—Colonial Pulpits

Published on September 8, 2013 at 9:33 am

Does it seem plausible that the true spark of the American Revolution was the religion of peace—Christianity? In fact, how could it be any other way in a country expressly founded to establish Christian religious liberty?

Video: Liberty and Virtue

Published on September 8, 2013 at 8:47 am

Does a free society encourage immoral behavior? Prof. James Otteson of Yeshiva University argues that moral or virtuous behavior can only grow in a climate of individual liberty.

John Locke – Christian Theologian

Published on September 7, 2013 at 6:46 pm

The ideas of John Locke had a profound influence on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the U.S. Where did he get his ideas from?

The American Right to Revolt Against Tyranny: Part A—Ancient Roots

Published on September 7, 2013 at 3:35 pm

The great achievement of the Founding Fathers was to create a principled revolution, one which accepted the religion of God and His Word. Contrast this with the devilish and horrifically bloody French Revolution which buried god under a secular state.

How Education, Literacy & the University Came From Christianity & Are Dying Without It

Published on September 7, 2013 at 2:27 pm

As incredible as it may now seem, the entire history of Western education is steeped in the Christian faith. In fact, it is quite likely that without the foundational work of the Church, the modern world would not exist.

Restoration through education

Primary Objective:

To educate Americans on the absolute and inseparable connection between freedom and virtue based on objective moral standards, emphasizing that proper self-government is the only true guardian of personal liberty and means to civility in society.

What is the Preserving Freedom Project?

— John Adams

2nd President of the U.S.

— Abraham Lincoln

16th President of the U.S.

— Benjamin Rush

Signer of the Declaration of Independence

— Samuel Adams

4th Governor of Massachusetts, Delegate to the Continental Congress

— George Washington

First President of the United States

— Thomas Jefferson

3rd President of the United States

The American Right to Revolt Against Tyranny: Part B—Colonial Pulpits

Video: Liberty and Virtue

John Locke – Christian Theologian

The American Right to Revolt Against Tyranny: Part A—Ancient Roots

How Education, Literacy & the University Came From Christianity & Are Dying Without It