Throwback Truths: How Will I Pass on the "Blessings of Liberty?

At the Institute on the Constitution, we believe that safeguarding our future begins with understanding and reinforcing our foundations. That’s why we’ve created Throwback Truths — a series that revisits classic video presentations from Michael Anthony Peroutka, founder of IOTC. These timeless messages encourage us to reflect on who we are as a nation and the principles that define true liberty.

Sometimes, truth comes not from a podium or press release—but from a quiet, heartfelt voice on the radio. One recent caller expressed what many Americans feel but struggle to articulate: a deep love for country, a yearning to preserve liberty for future generations, and a growing fear that something foundational has gone terribly wrong.

His concerns echo those of the Founders—men who risked everything to secure the blessings of liberty for their posterity. But where they saw opportunity and divine purpose, today many see decay, lawlessness, and despair. What culture survives when it permits the mass murder of its own children? What economy can endure the unchecked printing of fiat currency? What republic lasts when wars are endless, undeclared, and unjust?

This man, unknown but sincere, voiced what countless Americans are thinking: has the constitutional republic been lost—and is there any hope of recovering it?

There is. But not in Washington, D.C. And not on the nightly news.

The path forward lies much closer to home—among families, neighborhoods, and churches. It begins with restoring a right understanding of law and government. This understanding isn’t found in party platforms or policy briefs. It’s grounded in the unchanging principles that formed the American founding—principles rooted in Scripture and in natural law.

These truths are not abstract. They are real, they are recoverable, and they work. When practiced, they restore liberty, order, and peace. But before a people can live them out, they must first remember them.

That’s why tools like the U.S. Constitution Course from the Institute on the Constitution are so vital. This is more than a curriculum—it’s a roadmap back to the original American view of government. A view where rights come from God, the purpose of government is to secure those rights, and legitimate power is always limited and local.

There’s a way out of the mess. But it starts with individuals who refuse to give up—who choose not despair, but resolve. We must decide to live liberty, and we must determine to pass it on.

This is our heritage. This is our hope.