National Character Association

10/08/2026

What does Columbus have to do with Columbia and America’s enduring spirit of exploration?

Columbus Day is about more than a Genoese sailor.

It is about the spirit of adventure, discovery, and exploration. The spirit that carried America from sea to shining sea, and eventually beyond the Earth itself.

This story is bigger than one man.

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09/17/2026

Today, we celebrate Constitution Day and the enduring principles of liberty, ordered government, and self-government embodied in the United States Constitution.

Take a few minutes today to reflect on the ideas that helped shape our nation.

Watch our Constitution Day video.
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09/15/2026

NEW VIDEO! The Constitution was never built on the assumption that good men would always be in charge.

The Founders understood something fundamental about human nature: people are capable of wisdom and virtue, but also ambition, faction, selfishness, and the abuse of power.

So how do you build a government strong enough to govern, while preventing that same government from becoming dangerous?

That question shaped the Constitution.

Our new Constitution Day video explores James Madison’s answer, the debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists, and why checks and balances, federalism, and divided power became central to the American system.

Madison put it memorably:

“If men were angels, no government would be necessary.”

Full video link is in the comments.

09/05/2026

“Our presses have groaned, our pulpits have thundered.” - John Adams

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08/27/2026

Before muskets thundered at Lexington, something else had been thundering across America.

The pulpit.

For decades, colonial pastors had been preaching about conscience, authority, liberty, and the limits of government.

John Adams noticed it. During the Stamp Act crisis, he wrote:

“Our presses have groaned, our pulpits have thundered.”

Our newest National Character Association film tells the remarkable story of the ministers and ideas that helped prepare America for Revolution.

The Pulpits That Thundered

Full film on YouTube. Link in the comments.

08/26/2026

Before Americans were fighting the Revolution, some of its most important arguments were already being heard from colonial pulpits.

Tomorrow, we tell the story of the pastors, sermons, and ideas that helped prepare a generation for revolution.

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07/04/2026

From all of us at the National Character Association, Happy Independence Day, and Happy 250th Birthday, America! 🇺🇸

07/03/2026

“Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof” (Leviticus 25:10)

This scripture is inscribed on the Liberty Bell that began as the State House bell in Philadelphia, calling lawmakers to meetings and citizens to important public news in the days of America’s founding.

Over time, this bell became much more than a civic instrument. Its powerful message of liberty inspired generations of Americans from the patriots of the Revolution to abolitionists, civil rights leaders, and liberty-minded people everywhere.

Though now silent, the Liberty Bell still speaks. Its famous crack has become part of its story, reminding us that liberty is precious, costly, and worth preserving.

As we celebrate America, the Liberty Bell reminds us of the enduring call to cherish freedom and pass it on to the next generation.

07/01/2026

What was the Spirit of ’76?

The “Spirit of ’76” is one of those phrases that means more than people often realize.

It was not just excitement. It was not blind optimism. And it was not a celebration of victory, because victory had not yet come.

For those living through 1776, the future was uncertain. The cost was real. The risks were enormous.

It is hard to reduce to a sentence, but we recognize it when we see it: courage, conviction, sacrifice, purpose, and a deep belief that liberty is worth defending.

The Spirit of ’76 was the conviction that liberty was worth sacrifice.

“These are the times that try men’s souls.” — Thomas Paine, 1776

That was the Spirit of ’76.

Check Out Our Latest Video Celebrating America’s 250 Years. Link in the Comments

06/27/2026

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