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The Lincoln Heritage Institute is a national nonprofit [an IRS approved 501(c)(3)] public policy/public education corporation
established to promote individual and states’ rights, a free-market economy, and a modest role for the federal government. While communism has been a failure worldwide, many in this nation continue to accelerate
attempts to centralize power in Washington in derogation of the rights of individuals and states.
Big government is not simply the size of the budget or the number of federal programs; it is the degree to
which the federal government interjects itself into our daily lives. We at the Lincoln Heritage Institute cannot stand idly by and allow burdensome and intrusive government regulations, destructive environmental
activism, the erosion of personal rights, an abusive tax code, threats to national security, the growing centralization of power in the federal government, and a failing public education system to become an accepted way
of life in America.
We have as our purpose – through public education – the revitalization and preservation of our traditional political, social, commercial, and legal environment in which the only limits to
achievement are individual ability and the willingness to expend the needed effort.
We conduct public policy research on such issues as environmental regulation, property rights, public
education, U.S. foreign policy, development of domestic resources, America’s energy situation, the proper role of government, privatization of government services, the federal deficit, sovereignty of the American
people, and taxes. We believe the most effective way to promote individual liberties is through the stimulation of public debate, an active program of public education, and the development of individual knowledge and
political skills.
We are significantly increasing our ability to positively impact the general public, opinion leaders, and policy makers. We intend to utilize all of the resources at our disposal to preserve and
improve liberty, human dignity, and the traditional values that have made America the envy of the entire world. |
