It Takes a Family: Conservatism and the Common Good Rick Santorum made his name in the 2012 presidential race with his principled conservatism. To understand Santorum’s worldview and vision for America, there is no better source than his New York Times bestselling book, It Takes a Family. It Takes a Family is one of the most profound and comprehensive books of political thought ever written by a politician. Santorum offers a penetrating look at the social, political, and economic shifts that have hurt American families—and a principled, genuinely conservative plan for reversing this slide. Here Santorum explains his core beliefs, laying out a humane vision that he believes must inform public policy if it is to be effective and just. Politicians of both parties, he shows, fail to address the way Americans truly live their lives: in families, neighborhoods, churches, and communities. It Takes a Family is animated by an appreciation for the civic bonds that unite a community—an appreciation that lies at the heart of genuine conservatism. |
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... healthy expectant mothers carrying healthy children exercising a “choice” to end the lives of their children every day; religion under assault by the media and liberal activists and then booted from the public square by court order; our ...
... healthy expectant mothers carrying healthy children exercising a “choice” to end the lives of their children every day; religion under assault by the media and liberal activists and then booted from the public square by court order; our ...
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... healthy . That leads me to moral capital and the key roles religious institutions and the family play in transmitting virtue . Moral capital refers to the virtue , proper conduct , and respect for human life that build trustworthiness ...
... healthy . That leads me to moral capital and the key roles religious institutions and the family play in transmitting virtue . Moral capital refers to the virtue , proper conduct , and respect for human life that build trustworthiness ...
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... Healthy families are our first strike for what is right and our first defense against what is wrong in America today. When an architect designs a skyscraper he knows the most crucial part of his plan is something that no one notices and ...
... Healthy families are our first strike for what is right and our first defense against what is wrong in America today. When an architect designs a skyscraper he knows the most crucial part of his plan is something that no one notices and ...
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... healthy families. There are many families in America today with absentee mothers and fathers, or with parents who don't take the time to instill virtue or build character in their children. As Mary Eberstadt's recent book Home-Alone ...
... healthy families. There are many families in America today with absentee mothers and fathers, or with parents who don't take the time to instill virtue or build character in their children. As Mary Eberstadt's recent book Home-Alone ...
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... healthy families are bound by a unique mixture of unconditional love , commitment , and support , a mixture that is literally irreplaceable . Children who grow up in an intact family with a mother and a father approach the world with a ...
... healthy families are bound by a unique mixture of unconditional love , commitment , and support , a mixture that is literally irreplaceable . Children who grow up in an intact family with a mother and a father approach the world with a ...
Contents
SOCIAL CAPITAL AND THE TIES THAT BIND | |
What Kind of Freedom? | |
Abundant Families in the Land of Plenty | |
Economic Responsibility | |
Work and Human Dignity | |
Wealth and Ownership | |
The Power of Knowledge | |
FaithBased Transformations | |
Smart Reinvesting | |
Wealth and Race | |
Habits of Association | |
Trust and Civic Connection | |
Subsidiarity vs Central Control | |
Changing Lives Building Families | |
Parents and Children | |
Religion and Social Capital | |
Where Social Capital Is Weakest | |
THE ROOTS OF PROSPERITY | |
MORAL ECOLOGY | |
Liberty and Virtue | |
Moral Capital and the Moral Environment | |
The Rule of Judges | |
A Personal Aside | |
The Impact of Partial Birth Abortion | |
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