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Much Of The Left-liberal Elite Despise Traditional Religious Beliefs ... In General, They Are Profoundly Uncomfortable With Religious Institutions And The Traditional Values They Embody.

I Think We Need To Find Out Why The Citizens Of The World's Wealthiest, Most Envied, Most Powerful Country Are So Cynical, So Distressed, So Angry, So Ticked Of About So Many Things.

When We Were Attacked On Sept. 11, We Knew The Main Reason For The Attack Was That Islamists Hated Our Way Of Life, Our Virtues, Our Freedoms. What We Never Imagined Was That The Free Press - An Institution At The Heart Of Those Virtues And Freedoms - Would Be Among The First To Surrender.

The Formation Of Character In Young People Is Educationally A Different Task From And A Prior Task To, The Discussion Of The Great, Difficult Ethical Controversies Of The Day.

If We Want Our Children To Possess The Traits Of Character We Most Admire, We Need To Teach Them What Those Traits Are And Why They Deserve Both Admiration And Allegiance. Children Must Learn To Identify The Forms And Content Of Those Traits.