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The 9-12 Project (or 9/12 Project, 912 Project) is a group created by American television and radio personality Glenn Beck. It was launched on the Friday March 13, 2009 episode of ''Glenn Beck'', the eponymous talk show on Fox News Channel. A website was launched to promote the group, and several local 9-12 groups formed soon after in cities throughout the United States. According to Beck, the purpose of the project is "to bring us all back to the place we were on September 12, 2001 ... we were not obsessed with red states, blue states or political parties. We were united as Americans, standing together to protect the values and principles of the greatest nation ever created."〔(3, Standard Journal )〕 9-12 represents the date following the September 11 attacks in 2001, and "9 Principles" and "12 Values" that Beck believes represent the principles and values shared by the Founding Fathers of the United States.〔http://www.the912project.com/the-912-2/mission-statement/〕 Some of the Tea Party movement was part of the 9-12 Project serving as a sponsor for the Taxpayer March on Washington on September 12, 2009.〔 The 9-12 Project activists claim not to identify with any major political party.〔http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705331029/Pignanelli--Webb-Anti-government-protests-common-in-US-history.html〕 == 9 Principles and 12 Values == The name "9-12" is symbolic of both the day after the September 11 attacks in 2001 and the project's "nine principles and twelve values."〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=the912project.com )〕 According to the website, (the 9-12 Project ), the 9 Principles and 12 Values are derived from the principles of the Founding Fathers: ::At the origin of America, our Founding Fathers built this country on 28 powerful principles. These principles were culled from all over the world and from centuries of great thinkers. We have distilled the original 28 down to the 9 basic principles.〔(), The 9-12 Project: Mission Statement〕 The website lists the 9 Principles, accompanied by quotations from George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. The 9 Principles are: ::#America is good. ::#I believe in God and He is the center of my life. ::#I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday. ::#The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government. ::#If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it. ::#I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results. ::#I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable. ::#It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion. ::#The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me. The 12 Values are: ::#Honesty ::#Reverence ::#Hope ::#Thrift ::#Humility ::#Charity ::#Sincerity ::#Moderation ::#Hard work ::#Courage ::#Personal Responsibility ::#Gratitude (originally Friendship) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「9-12 Project」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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