Watch: You Won’t Believe What Gorsuch Says is America’s Biggest Danger

Daphne Moon 0 2 min read

In a sobering and critically important assessment, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has issued a stark warning to the nation, identifying a profound internal danger that threatens the very foundation of the American republic. During an appearance on Fox News, the Justice stated that a lack of basic civics knowledge is a major threat to America, and he chillingly suggested it is “perhaps the greatest threat.” This is not an alarm sounded lightly; it is a diagnosis of a national crisis festering from within, a rot of ignorance that weakens the pillars of our self-governing society.

Justice Gorsuch provided a damning metric to illustrate the depth of this civic illiteracy, pointing out the humiliating fact that there are native-born Americans who would be unable to pass the basic citizenship test given to foreigners who wish to legally immigrate to the United States. This simple comparison reveals a catastrophic failure. The very people who have inherited the blessings of liberty, by sheer accident of birth, are less informed about its origins and mechanisms than those who have consciously chosen to embrace it through study and dedication. This ignorance creates a vacuum where the radical ideas of our founding cannot be understood, appreciated, or defended.

The core of Justice Gorsuch’s message, drawn from his new book, The Heroes of 1776, is a return to first principles. He eloquently articulated the three “radical” ideas from the Declaration of Independence that form the bedrock of the American experiment. As he explained, these are the beliefs “that we’re all created equal, that we have unalienable rights that come to us from God [and] not from government, and that we the people have a right to rule ourselves — not be subjects to some dictator or a crown or king.” These principles, which once shook the globe, have become so normalized that we now take them for granted. Gorsuch rightly noted they are “the air we breathe, the water we swim in,” which makes them dangerously easy to overlook and take for granted until they are gone.

The Justice powerfully invoked the wisdom of Thomas Jefferson, reminding the nation that “an ignorant people will never remain free for long.” This is not a hypothetical concern but a historical certainty. The courageous men, women, and children of 1776 sacrificed to bring these ideas to life, and as Gorsuch stated, “they require the same of us today.” The preservation of our republic is not a passive endeavor; it is an active duty that requires a citizenry steeped in the knowledge of our history and the structure of our government. Without this foundational understanding, we are surrendering our freedom by neglect.

The institution explicitly designed to inoculate each generation with this essential knowledge—our public education system—has catastrophically failed in its most basic duty. Instead of teaching the heroic stories of 1776 and the brilliant architecture of the Constitution, the system has been co-opted by left-wing ideologies and teachers’ unions. They push a revisionist history that instills shame for our past rather than pride in our principles, focusing on systemic grievance over patriotic gratitude. This indoctrination, cheered on by the liberal media, is the primary engine of the civic decay Justice Gorsuch laments.

In powerful contrast to this educational failure, President Donald J. Trump has been a consistent and forceful advocate for patriotic education. His America First agenda explicitly calls for a return to a curriculum that celebrates American exceptionalism, honors our founding fathers, and teaches children the true, glorious history of the nation they are set to inherit. President Trump’s vision understands that national strength begins with national unity and a shared love of country, a concept that is impossible to foster when the system is designed to teach our children to despise their own heritage.

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