Hillsdale College As a fellow intelligent patriot, I’d like to send you a Betsy
Ross flag. The design of this flag, with its 13 stripes and 13
stars—representing Americ

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Friend of Liberty,

As a fellow intelligent patriot, I’d like to send you a Betsy Ross flag.
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The design of this flag, with its 13 stripes and 13 stars—representing
America’s original 13 colonies—dates to the American Revolution.

The Betsy Ross flag evokes the Founding Era. A time where the principles of
the Declaration of Independence were first set forth: that “all men are created
equal,” that they are “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
rights, [and] that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

These principles have been a source of unity and pride among all Americans
throughout most of our nation’s history.

Sadly, this is no longer the case, and the cause is the Left’s hijacking of
American education and how too many of our public schools teach history.

As an indication of the Left’s influence in promoting anti-American bias,
consider the 2019 controversy surrounding the same Betsy Ross flag.

That year, just before Independence Day, Nike announced plans to release an
athletic shoe featuring this Betsy Ross flag.

Almost immediately, sparked by the objections of Nike spokesman Colin
Kaepernick, a social media storm condemned the Betsy Ross flag as a symbol of
racism and slavery.

As a result, Nike backed down and announced that it was halting production of
the shoe.

This athletic shoe issue was trivial. But the episode points to something
else…

What is NOT trivial is the push to insert anti-American ideology into every
aspect of American life…

....and that too many in positions of authority back down to the loud voices
of political correctness and anti-Americanism.

This is how progressives are rewriting our nation’s history, and undermining
the informed patriotism essential to preserving liberty.

If successful, they will transform American government and remake society
according to their ever-changing ideas of “progress.”

The Nike shoe controversy, and everything we’ve witnessed in the last few
months, is the bitter fruit of their “long march through education.”

We must confront this destructive ideology on the battlefield of education.

And we must nurture informed patriotism among young Americans if our nation,
and the liberty that has been its hallmark, are to be saved for future
generations.Because as always, liberty’s only sure defense is an educated
citizenry prepared to defend it.

This is why your support of Hillsdale College is so important.

Hillsdale’s educational outreach efforts reach and teach millions of
Americans of all ages, especially young people.

These efforts provide citizens of all ages with the knowledge they need to
understand and defend our great American heritage of liberty.

Your generous support today will:

* Expand the circulation of Imprimis, Hillsdale’s digest of liberty, to reach
millions more Americans (you can also receive a free subscription of
Imprimis…for life).
* Send millions of pocket-size copies of America’s founding documents to
individuals and schools across America, including members of our armed forces.
* Increase the number of citizens (especially younger Americans) enrolling in
Hillsdale’s free online courses such as “Constitution 101” and “The Great
American Story: A Land of Hope.”
* Launch increasing numbers of Hillsdale-affiliated classical K-12 charter
schools nationwide, returning excellence to American K-12 education and
impacting thousands of our youngest citizens.
One other thing you should be aware of…

To maintain its independence, Hillsdale College undertakes all of this work
while refusing EVERY PENNY of government funding—even indirectly in the form of
federal or state student grants and loans. NOT. ONE. PENNY.

So, your support is even more crucial to ensuring that future generations of
Americans will be educated in American civics and prepared to defend freedom.

With a gift of $76 or more today to support educational outreach efforts that
reach and teach millions, Hillsdale will send you a 3' x 5' Betsy Ross Flag to
thank you for your support. Supplies are limited, so please make your best
tax-deductible gift right away.

You can give your best tax-deductible gift of $25, $50, $100, or even $250 or
more by following the secure link below:

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I hope you will display your Betsy Ross flag in your home or office. It is a
historical reminder of the debt we owe America’s Founders and our obligation to
pass liberty on to future generations.

In that same spirit, let us continue to defend our great American heritage of
liberty and work to revive limited government under the Constitution through
education.

Your support would honor us in the critical year ahead.

Warm regards,

Larry P. Arnn
President, Hillsdale College
Pursuing Truth and Defending Liberty Since 1844
 





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