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Read this book filled with words of wisdom which I can only describe as divinely inspired. You will find answers to questions plaguing America, and more importantly you will find hope. The fight for the soul of our country is real! Every patriotic American, young and old, should read this book!
 
Discusses the Constitution that was developed by the Founders. It took 180 years for them to put it all together from the beginning of Jamestown in 1607 to the enactment of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. He goes through the inspirations and sources for their thoughts in explaining how the U.S. Constitutional system came about.
 
In showing how our system was designed, Skousen goes through 28 principles that the Founders developed from their study of sources such as Cicero, Locke, Montesquieu, Adam Smith, and others. Skousen has done what most people don't have the time or inclination to do: Study the original source materials and bring it all together. Obviously, it would be great if every American studied the sources listed above as well as The Federalist Papers, the writings of Jefferson, Franklin, Madison, and others. Since that is unlikely, this is a great way to gain a good general understanding of the roots of our nation.
 
One great thing about this book is that the author discusses some of the problems that we have faced in recent years due to failing to follow the Constitution and the principles of the Founders. Some of these are issues like the mounting national debt, excessive taxation, and judicial activism. Also does a great job of explaining the political spectrum and the absurdities of the left-right labeling so often used in discourse today. He explains in an easy-to-understand manner that the far left and far right as the terms are used today are really the same thing, ruler's law, and are totally out of step with the way the system was intended. Suffice it to say, this is an amazing book that should be read by all.

If You Want To Understand The Constitution, This Is A Number 1 Selection! If you read this book you will understand America's "Charter of Freedom" better than you would from taking a college course in political science.
 
The most complete book written on the substance and meaning of the U.S. Constitution. The first couple hundred pages or so focus on the history leading up to to the Constitution (including Biblical history relevant to the Constitution). The rest of the book focuses on the Constitution itself.
 
Skousen (he was actually aided by a whole team of researchers and scholars to get all the material and documentation for the book) then takes the text of the Constitution and analyzes it phrase by phrase, using actual quotes made by Founding Fathers, which describe the phrase in question or the concept that the phrase deals with. Every single phrase in the Constitution is covered. Most phrases are covered by several Founding Fathers.
 
I've had a copy of this book for about 10 years now and I never get bored with it. I consider it to be one of the most important books ever written. To understand what the Founding Fathers had in mind when they wrote the Constitution, this book is indispensible. The Making of America contains some history leading up to the Constitution. The most important and unique part of the book is a dissection of the Constitution principle by principle. The author goes through 286 separate principles in the Constitution.
 
If you read this book, you will understand the U.S. Constitution better than 99% of the 'constitutional lawyers' claiming to be experts. This is a book that every elected official and every American voter should read and study.