When
Allen Bloom ended his bestselling book The Closing of the American Mind,
he predicted that our future is surely one of increasing
decline.
In contrast, I am an optimist, and I believe that the best America and
freedom have to offer the world is still ahead.
But it will depend less on
Washington than on our regular citizens.
As a people, we will decide our
future.
We will be led by those who put a priority on voracious reading, independent
thinking, study of the fine print, deep
consideration of the great classics of mankind, and taking action as leaders to
build communities and businesses.