Dr. Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI, explains how the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution form a cohesive body of thought by the Founders and why this understanding is vital to the survival of our nation. Since the advent of the Progressive Era at the dawn of the 20^th century, elements within the U.S. government, academia, and the media have been actively seeking the destruction of our government to replace it with something alien. Let 2012 be the year we begin to reclaim our heritage of liberty by reasserting the authority of the Constitution.