Book Review: The Founders' Key: The Divine and Natural Connection Between the Declaration and the Constitution and What We Risk by Losing It , by Larry Arnn

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Larry Arnn's "The Founders' Key." I was pleased that he included the "foundational readings" in the back of the book, as without those texts, the book itself would not make sense to the average reader. Reading this book has sparked my interest in early American (United States) history and the founding of the nation.

I agree with Arnn that the government today is a totally different government than what the founding fathers had envisioned for their infant nation. The documents studied in this book, The Constitution and The Declaration of Independence, are tied together so tightly that it seems surprising that anyone could claim that as a pair they have become obsolete. The arguments of those making such a claim seem weak and steered toward their own ambitions or benefit. I believe Arnn did a fantastic job proving the marriage of The Constitution and The Declaration.

My interest in this subject has also been piqued by an observation made in the late 1800’s by Eliza R. Snow quoting religious leader Joseph Smith, Jr. He recalled that Smith said, “… the time would come when this nation would so far depart from its original purity, its glory, and its love for freedom and its protection of civil rights and religious rights, that the Constitution of our country would hang as it were by a thread.”

I find that many of Arnn’s discussion points prove that that day is imminent if not already upon us. I appreciate his call to action on what the people of our country can do to help save our government and return America to the vision of what the founding fathers’ had for the most powerful nation in the world.

I encourage anyone who believes our nation is on the wrong track, and who sees our government as it should be in jeopardy, to read this book and study the enclosed texts, and take a stand against the falsehood surrounding the disconnect between the two documents discussed.

disclosure: the publisher has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book through BookSneeze®.