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Center for the American Idea : ウィキペディア英語版
Center for the American Idea

The Center for the American Idea is the leading program of the Free Enterprise Institute, a Houston-based think tank, founded in 1976 by Rolland Storey to advance the principles of liberty and free enterprise through continuing education programs for teachers.
==History==
The Free Enterprise Institute was founded by Mr. Rolland Storey in 1976. As Mr. Storey was nearing retirement from a 25-year career with Houston Natural Gas Corporation, his friend Lucy Eisenhower suggested that he attend a Mont Pelerin Society meeting. Once there, he was delighted to learn that people devoted to freedom and liberty were meeting and talking with such enthusiasm. He already knew that the defense of the market economy and limited government rests on the premise that ordered liberty, freedom guided by virtue, produces prosperity. Knowing that others would benefit from all he had learned, Mr. Storey saw an opportunity to use his retirement in a new and productive way.
Storey closed his business career with a “Founding Party.” At this event, he shared with his colleagues his dream of preserving and perpetuating America’s heritage of freedom by educating teachers and students on the principles of free enterprise and a thorough understanding of the U.S. Constitution. He announced the creation of the Free Market Education Foundation and unveiled a film, “The Second Battle of Britain,” that he had purchased, and laid out his plan to show it at schools and any place else he could book it.
He began with a program offering prizes to students for the best speech on the “Ten Pillars of Economic Freedom” which reached hundreds of students, many of whom made numerous appearances before service clubs and organizations. Over time, he became more involved in teaching high school students about the United States Constitution. Using W. Cleon Skousen’s “The Miracle of America” program, students routinely spent over a hundred hours mastering the framework of the Constitution. This program had tremendous impact, and launched several careers in law and government service. Over time, Storey sought to leverage the impact of the Institute on students by conducting programs for teachers. The American Idea professional development program for teachers was born. Professors and scholars were brought in from around the country to impart to teachers the virtues of the free market system, including private property, individual responsibility, and limited government.
In 1992, Storey retired from the Free Enterprise Institute. In his second retirement, he still kept busy spreading the word of freedom to a large mailing list of interested people. That year Winston Elliott, then a member of the Board of Advisors, was named President. Under Mr. Elliott's leadership, the Institute expanded the American Idea seminar offerings from economics and government to include history, literature, and the great books generally: the foundations of America's heritage. Through the years, the Free Enterprise Institute, with its Center for the American Idea, has become an influence in the careers of over 5,000 teachers, from hundreds of schools, in Houston and across the country, impacting the education of hundreds of thousands of students every year.

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