NNY912 is an educational group that focuses on restoring the American character and spirit through self-education, family building and community service. Our goals are to educate, inform and influence ourselves, our families and our communities. It is our belief that when the proper forms of self, family and community are restored, a proper form of government, as originally established in the United States Constitution, will also be restored.
As Thomas Jefferson wrote: “A man who expects to remain ignorant and free, expects what never was nor will ever be.”
We believe that a Classical Liberal Arts education, which is how most of the Founding Fathers were educated, is the key to restoring our nation. The model for this is explained in the excellent book “A Thomas Jefferson Education” by Oliver DeMille, which we recommend all members read.
912 has a double meaning: 9 principles and 12 values as compiled by national radio talk show host, Glenn Beck, and 9/12/2001, a day that saw for a brief moment, a sense of unity and that all of us were simply Americans.
The 9 Principles are:
However, we do believe in an informed electorate and encourage everyone to participate in the political process.
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