{"id":2510429,"date":"2025-11-14T03:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T08:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gorsuch-warns-about-this-greatest-danger-facing-the-country-today\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T03:14:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T08:14:21","slug":"gorsuch-warns-about-this-greatest-danger-facing-the-country-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gorsuch-warns-about-this-greatest-danger-facing-the-country-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorsuch warns about this \u2018greatest danger\u2019 facing the country today"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgorsuch-warns-about-this-greatest-danger-facing-the-country-today%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2510429&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch appeared on Fox and Friends to promote his new children&#8217;s book, *Heroes of 1776*, which highlights lesser-known figures from the American Revolution. During the interview, Gorsuch emphasized the crucial role of education, particularly civics education, in preserving American history and democracy. He warned that widespread ignorance among Americans poses a meaningful threat to the contry&#8217;s survival. Gorsuch cited concerning statistics, such as over half of Americans failing the citizenship exam and many unable to name the three branches of government.He stressed the need for Americans to understand their shared history to foster unity, echoing Thomas Jefferson&#8217;s sentiment that &#8220;an ignorant people will never remain free for long.&#8221; His book aims to contribute to this goal by celebrating ancient heroes and bringing Americans together.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gorsuch warns about this &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >greatest danger&#038;rsquo<\/a>; facing the country today<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2400711\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Supreme Court Justice <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/neil-gorsuch\/\">Neil Gorsuch<\/a> was on <em>Fox and Friends<\/em> on Thursday morning to promote his new children&rsquo;s book, <em>Heroes of 1776.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>During his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6385056990112\">interview<\/a> with Fox News&rsquo;s Lawrence Jones, Gorsuch discussed the contents of his book, detailing the exploits of some lesser-known heroes of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/american-revolution\/\">American Revolution<\/a>. He then pivoted to the importance of education and knowing history, stating, &ldquo;We need to know our history in order to preserve it.&rdquo; Gorsuch then warned that a lack of knowledge by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-x-image-does-not-show-israeli-settlers-trying-to-tear-palestinian-child-apart\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Viral X Image Does Not Show Israeli Settlers Trying To Tear Palestinian Child Apart\">country&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s people could eventually lead to its downfall.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3887103\/portland-homeless-encampment-sweeps-2\/\">Portland residents want <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-supreme-court-could-weigh-in-on-californias-long-standing-homeless-encampments-debate\/\" title=\"Supreme Court&#039;s potential role in California&#039;s homeless encampment dispute\">homeless encampment sweeps<\/a> to continue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3886993\/verizon-cut-15000-jobs-layoffs\/\">Verizon to cut 15,000 jobs in largest layoff in company&#8217;s history: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3886782\/doj-fbi-agent-questions-clinton-campaign\/\">Ex-DOJ officials shut down FBI agent&#8217;s questions about Clinton campaign allegations, emails show<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Thomas Jefferson said, &lsquo;an ignorant people will never remain free for long,&rsquo;&rdquo; Gorsuch said.<\/p>\n<p>He then stressed the importance of a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/civics\/\">civics<\/a> education before issuing a dire warning for the country, stating that the country&rsquo;s most imminent threat to its survival is itself primarily due to the prevalence of a lack of knowledge throughout our country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is one thing my colleagues and I really agree on: the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gorsuch-the-greatest-danger-america-faces-today-is-itself\/\" title=\"...: &#039;The ...&#039; Is &#039;Itself&#039;\">bringing civic education<\/a> to our children,&rdquo; Gorsuch said. He then rattled off multiple statistics regarding the struggles the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghan-opium-production-skyrockets-under-taliban\/\" title=\"Afghan Opium Production Skyrockets Under Taliban\">population faces<\/a> regarding civic education. It should be a cause for concern.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Over half of Americans can&rsquo;t pass the citizenship exam we expect people who come to this country to pass,&rdquo; Gorsuch said. &ldquo;Most Americans cannot name the three branches of government. And if you ask me what the greatest danger America faces today, it&rsquo;s itself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3882857\/gop-senators-jack-smith-arctic-frost-compensation-legal-fees-funding-bill\/\">FUNDING BILL OPENS THE DOOR TO COMPENSATE GOP SENATORS WHO SUE OVER &lsquo;ARCTIC FROST&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have to learn how to talk to one another,&rdquo; Gorsuch said. &ldquo;We need to know our shared history. And I think if we do that, we&rsquo;ll come to realize that all the things that separate us pale in comparison to the things that unite us, those three great ideas in the Declaration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gorsuch then pivoted back to his book and said that one of the motivating factors for writing it was to promote unity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And so yeah, I wanted to be part of America&rsquo;s celebration, and bringing us together again,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gorsuch warns ignorance is America&#8217;s biggest threat today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2510430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Neil-Gorsuch-Supreme-Court-1.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6412,67072,12186,67050,7267],"class_list":["post-2510429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-country","tag-current-issues","tag-gorsuch","tag-greatest-danger","tag-warning"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Neil-Gorsuch-Supreme-Court-1.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2510429"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2510433,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510429\/revisions\/2510433"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2510430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2510429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2510429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2510429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}