In a world of moral relativism, American exceptionalism has been marginalized and mocked. Never before has our nation been in need of a return to the traditional values that have made it the standard bearer of liberty since its founding. In A Return to Virtue, the editor has painstakingly collected inspirational thoughts on liberty from the philosophers that influenced our founding fathers. Those who read and ponder these words will be encouraged and strengthened in their defense of liberty. Includes commentary by Aristotle, Thucydides, Epictetus, Plato, Aquinas, Cicero, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Mill, Kant, Trenchard, and Grotius. Also includes the Virginia Declaration of Rights (Mason) and the US Constitution as appendixes.