Personal Responsibility and Self-Reliance

One of the most important and enduring principles that has defined Americans is personal responsibility. Dr. Terry Paulson takes time to revisit the importance of hard work, integrity, and character. Going back to the Founding Fathers, he explores our old-fashioned, common-sense values like fidelity, self-restraint, self-control, self-discipline, and self-reliance. This is contrasted with recent attempts to expand entitlements and encourage government dependence. Dr. Paulson discusses how the American balance of self-reliance and a strong commitment to caring communities can help treat the growing depression of our age—learned helplessness.

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News & Politics

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• personal responsibility
• Jefferson
• Reagan
• self reliance
• victim
• American Dream
• Terry Paulson
• Victor Frankl
• optimism
• New Deal
• Walter Williams
• rights
• principles
• learned helplessness
• Alexis de Tocqueville