Feb 182010
On February 17, 2010 conservatives gathered on land once owned by George Washington to commit their organizations and members to a renewed set of principa
Known as the Mount Vernon Statement, the document includes the following:
- It applies the principle of limited government based on the
rule of law to every proposal. - It honors the central place of individual liberty in American
politics and life. - It encourages free enterprise, the individual entrepreneur, and
economic reforms grounded in market solutions. - It supports America’s national interest in advancing freedom
and opposing tyranny in the world and prudently considers what we can and should do to that
end. - It informs conservatism’s firm defense of family, neighborhood,
community, and faith.
