Video on the Decline of Patriotism: What are the Central Values We Should be Supporting?

Over the past few decades I have learned that we have a lot of things to do to improve our nation. We have so many different opportunities that present themselves to us and each time we make a choice to maximize those opportunities or not maximize those opportunities. According to this Brownstone Institute's Jeffrey Tucker there are certain values that should transcend generations and sometimes they don't come out. 

I agree that many of us don't walk the talk and we have reason to be self-reflective and develop our nation. I think these values are coming back as well because our best path forward is to be a single people with a purpose. We are a strong and resilient people and I think that our central values will become increasingly important as we are faced by new environmental challenges. 

We have a national calling to spread certain central values to the world around us.  To me Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Speech are central to that calling. We pledge to Liberty and Justice for all and should ensure that all of our institutions are focused on that end. When they are not, they need to be adjusted and/or reformed depending on depth of that dysfunction.