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The United States of America is in crisis. According to a 2023 Wall Street Journal poll, only 23% of adults under age 30 think patriotism is very important to them personally, compared with 59% of seniors ages 65 and older. America's military is not able to meet its recruitment goals. Americans do not know the geography of the world or of their own country. And, American schoolchildren go through k-12 have no idea how the United States of America is different, and in many ways, better, than other countries. A people without knowledge of civics are in danger of having everything of value taken from them. Classical Historian Civics Curriculum is a great step in giving to our youngest generation what they need to understand and love liberty and America. Through the first half of the 1900s, Americans understood that, while not perfect, our country represented liberty, promoted individual rights over state authority, and there was a constant effort to reform society through peaceful means. This is no longer the case. American educational leaders are either ignorant of their history and its meaning, or, they are against the ideals of individual liberty and limited government. These leaders are successfully molding young students into believing America is the center of everything that is evil. American students graduate high school and college without an understanding and appreciation of civics. Civics is the study of the duties and rights of a citizen, and in a republic, part of that study is an education in virtue. In a free republic, it is necessary for self-governing citizens to not only understand but also to appreciate and have a patriotic love of their country. If citizens of a free republic do not understand their own rights and government, that country will not remain free. As John Adams wrote, “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” <