Top Down, or Bottom UP?

     What did John Locke, Davia Hume, Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant, Thomas Jefferson and Friedrich Hayek have in common?

     They were voices of classical liberalism, which found its place in the U.S. Constitution and its Bill of Rights. 

     What about the future of Western civilization? That's the question for as group who came together in the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC). Reporter Jenny Schmitt checked it out.

     "The World Economic Forum is business, political and environmental policies to promote top-down policies. ARC is an alternative that offers a positive view of humanity and bottom-up solutions. 

     "With renewal, replacement or decline in our future, ARC's choice is renewal. It stands for the moral, cultural, economics and spiritual heritage of Western civilization. People at the ARC are products of classical liberalism - ancient philosophy, Judeo-Christian values, stable governments and powerful economies. 

     "There's a sense among some conservatives that classical liberalism has lost its way, values given way to forces that threaten to end Western civilization. The early American political system, doing good for the individual also meant good for the community and right before God. Self interest meant community interest."

 Tuesday: What principles?

Wednesday: Joy to the World