the 912 project

I was surfing around and found this interesting site, http://www.the912project.com/. It basically says that America needs to get back to the basics of the 9 principles and 12 values.

9 principles are
1.America Is Good.

2.I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life.
God “The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the external rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained.” from George Washington’s first Inaugural address.

3.I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday.
Honesty “I hope that I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider to be the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.” George Washington

4.The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government.
Marriage/Family “It is in the love of one’s family only that heartfelt happiness is know. By a law of our nature, we cannot be happy without the endearing connections of a family.” Thomas Jefferson

5.If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.
Justice “I deem one of the essential principles of our government… equal and exact justice to all men of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political.” Thomas Jefferson

6.I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results.

7.I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable.

8.It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion.

9.The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.


12 principles are

Honesty
Reverence
Hope
Thrift
Humility
Charity
Sincerity
Moderation
Hard Work
Courage
Personal Responsibility
Gratitude

I don't know about you but this is something that I can get on board with. I think America has gotten away from all of this. We need to become the great nation we once were. I know that we can do it again.