Americanism matters

Published May 12, 2011 4:00am ET



One of William F. Buckley’s later books was titled simply “Gratitude,” which is, when you think about it, one of the cardinal conservative virtues. The spirit of gratitude was amply on display this past week at a symposium jointly sponsored by the Bradley Foundation and the Hudson Institute titled “True Americanism: What It Is and Why It Matters.” Spoiler alert: It matters.

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