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From the '''Claremont Institute''' web pages:[http://www.claremont.org/about/]
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The '''Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy''' is a neoconservative think tank based in the US.  Its mission is 'to restore the principles of the American Founding to their rightful, preeminent authority in our national life.'<ref>Claremont Institute [http://www.claremont.org/about/ About]</ref>
  
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:"The mission of the '''Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy''' is to restore the principles of the American Founding to their rightful, preeminent authority in our national life.  
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According to the Institute 'To recover the Founding principles in our political life means recovering a limited and accountable government that respects private property, promotes stable family life and maintains a strong defense.'<ref>Claremont Institute [http://www.claremont.org/about/ About]</ref>
  
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:"The Claremont Institute finds the answers to America's problems in the principles on which our nation was founded. These principles are expressed most eloquently in the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims that 'all men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights&hellip;'
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The Institute was founded in 1979 and although its 'work is national in scope', it 'gives special emphasis to the problems of our country's largest state, where the Institute is based'<ref>Claremont Institute [http://www.claremont.org/about/ About]</ref> - that is in California.
  
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:"To recover the Founding principles in our political life means recovering a limited and accountable government that respects private property, promotes stable family life and maintains a strong defense.
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According to the Institute its reputation is for sound scholarship and diligence:
  
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:"The Institute's work is only beginning. Today, our state and federal governments spend vast and increasing sums of public money for less and less good. The public sector continues to grow at the expense of the private. Regulations intrude into every corner of our lives. Schools no longer perform. Police and courts no longer protect. Good businesses are being driven to extinction by excessive and discriminatory controls, and as a result good jobs continue to disappear. Dependence grows and opportunity wanes with each passing year.  
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:Institute studies like the the pioneering 1988 book, ''The Imperial Congress'' (co-published with the [[Heritage Foundation]]), innovative policy proposals such as our 1995 'Contract with California,' our ongoing work on the cultural attacks on the American family, and our decade-long involvement in the critical debates over environmental regulations and property rights law--all have earned the Institute a reputation for sound scholarship and diligence in the service of constitutional government.<ref>Claremont Institute [http://www.claremont.org/about/ About]</ref>
  
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:"The Claremont Institute believes that informed citizens can and will make the right choices for America's future. Through its books, policy briefings, conferences and seminars, and now through the new electronic media of the World Wide Web, the Institute engages Americans in an informed discussion of the principles and policies necessary to rebuild our civic institutions.
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The Institute is signed up to the idea that the US is uniquely blessed with sound principles of government:
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:"America's Founders endowed our Republic with sound principles and a framework for governing that is unmatched in the history of mankind. The prosperity and freedom of America can only be made secure if they are guided by a return to these basic principles as our country enters the 21st Century."<ref>Claremont Institute [http://www.claremont.org/about/ About]</ref>
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:"Founded in 1979, the Claremont Institute's work is national in scope, but gives special emphasis to the problems of our country's largest state, where the Institute is based. Institute studies like the the pioneering 1988 book, ''The Imperial Congress'' (co-published with the [[Heritage Foundation]]), innovative policy proposals such as our 1995 'Contract with California,' our ongoing work on the cultural attacks on the American family, and our decade-long involvement in the critical debates over environmental regulations and property rights law--all have earned the Institute a reputation for sound scholarship and diligence in the service of constitutional government.
 
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:"America's Founders endowed our Republic with sound principles and a framework for governing that is unmatched in the history of mankind. The prosperity and freedom of America can only be made secure if they are guided by a return to these basic principles as our country enters the 21st Century."
 
  
 
== Claremont projects: ==
 
== Claremont projects: ==
 
*[[Americans for Victory Over Terrorism]]: Right-wing website propagating the "anti-terrorist"/orientalist message.  Website's Reading List is primarily drawn up from writings by [[Bernard Lewis]], [[Martin Kramer]], [[Samuel Huntington]], [[Steven Emerson]], [[Yossef Bodansky]], [[Benjamin Netanyahu]]&hellip;
 
*[[Americans for Victory Over Terrorism]]: Right-wing website propagating the "anti-terrorist"/orientalist message.  Website's Reading List is primarily drawn up from writings by [[Bernard Lewis]], [[Martin Kramer]], [[Samuel Huntington]], [[Steven Emerson]], [[Yossef Bodansky]], [[Benjamin Netanyahu]]&hellip;
  
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== Board of Directors ==
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== People ==
 
*Chairman: [http://www.claremont.org/about/board_sanborn.html Bruce C. Sanborn] &mdash; President, Upland &amp; Marsh
 
*Chairman: [http://www.claremont.org/about/board_sanborn.html Bruce C. Sanborn] &mdash; President, Upland &amp; Marsh
 
*Vice Chairman: [http://www.claremont.org/about/board_arnn.html Larry P. Arnn] &mdash; President, Hillsdale College
 
*Vice Chairman: [http://www.claremont.org/about/board_arnn.html Larry P. Arnn] &mdash; President, Hillsdale College
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*[[Thomas A. Fuentes]] &mdash; Senior Vice President, [http://www.tait.com Tait &amp; Associates]
 
*[[Thomas A. Fuentes]] &mdash; Senior Vice President, [http://www.tait.com Tait &amp; Associates]
 
*James E. Higgins &mdash; Managing Director, Kudlow & Company, LLC
 
*James E. Higgins &mdash; Managing Director, Kudlow & Company, LLC
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*[Harry V. Jaffa] Prof. Emeritus, Claremont Graduate School  
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*[[Harry V. Jaffa]] Prof. Emeritus, Claremont Graduate School  
 
*[http://www.claremont.org/about/staff/kennedy.html Brian T. Kennedy] &mdash; President, the Claremont Institute
 
*[http://www.claremont.org/about/staff/kennedy.html Brian T. Kennedy] &mdash; President, the Claremont Institute
 
*[http://www.claremont.org/about/staff/kesler.html Charles R. Kesler] &mdash; Prof., Claremont McKenna College
 
*[http://www.claremont.org/about/staff/kesler.html Charles R. Kesler] &mdash; Prof., Claremont McKenna College
 
*[[Thomas D. Klingenstein]] &mdash; Cohen, Klingenstein & Marks, Inc.
 
*[[Thomas D. Klingenstein]] &mdash; Cohen, Klingenstein & Marks, Inc.
 
*[[Edwin C. Laird]] &mdash; President, Coatings Resources Group
 
*[[Edwin C. Laird]] &mdash; President, Coatings Resources Group
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*[John Marini] &mdash; Prof., University of Nevada at Reno
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*[[John Marini]] &mdash; Prof., University of Nevada at Reno
 
*[[Kenneth Petersen]] &mdash; Partner, Tax and Financial Group
 
*[[Kenneth Petersen]] &mdash; Partner, Tax and Financial Group
 
*[[Carl Schafer]] &mdash; [[The Atlantic Foundation]]
 
*[[Carl Schafer]] &mdash; [[The Atlantic Foundation]]
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*[[Washington Legal Foundation]]
 
*[[Washington Legal Foundation]]
 
*[[Young America's Foundation]]
 
*[[Young America's Foundation]]
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==Funders==
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*[[Abstraction Fund]]
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*[[JM Foundation]]
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*[[Sarah Scaife Foundation]]
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*[[Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]]
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*[[Donors Capital Fund]]
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*[[Earhart Foundation]]
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*[[Donors Trust]]: $76,250 in 2014 <ref> Donors Trust, 990 Form, 2014 </ref>
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*[[Randolph Foundation]]
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*[[Joyce and Donald Rumsfeld Foundation]]
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*[[Diana Davis Spencer Foundation]]
  
 
==Contact==
 
==Contact==
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:FAX: (909) 626-8724
 
:FAX: (909) 626-8724
 
:Website: [http://www.claremont.org www.claremont.org]
 
:Website: [http://www.claremont.org www.claremont.org]
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==Notes==
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[[Category:Think Tanks]]

Latest revision as of 09:43, 14 October 2016

The Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy is a neoconservative think tank based in the US. Its mission is 'to restore the principles of the American Founding to their rightful, preeminent authority in our national life.'[1]

According to the Institute 'To recover the Founding principles in our political life means recovering a limited and accountable government that respects private property, promotes stable family life and maintains a strong defense.'[2]

The Institute was founded in 1979 and although its 'work is national in scope', it 'gives special emphasis to the problems of our country's largest state, where the Institute is based'[3] - that is in California.

According to the Institute its reputation is for sound scholarship and diligence:

Institute studies like the the pioneering 1988 book, The Imperial Congress (co-published with the Heritage Foundation), innovative policy proposals such as our 1995 'Contract with California,' our ongoing work on the cultural attacks on the American family, and our decade-long involvement in the critical debates over environmental regulations and property rights law--all have earned the Institute a reputation for sound scholarship and diligence in the service of constitutional government.[4]

The Institute is signed up to the idea that the US is uniquely blessed with sound principles of government:

"America's Founders endowed our Republic with sound principles and a framework for governing that is unmatched in the history of mankind. The prosperity and freedom of America can only be made secure if they are guided by a return to these basic principles as our country enters the 21st Century."[5]

Claremont projects:

People

Board members

Board of Advisors

Claremont Institute Links

Funders

Contact

250 West First Street, Suite 330
Claremont, CA 91711
Email: info@claremont.org
Phone: (909) 621-6825
FAX: (909) 626-8724
Website: www.claremont.org

Notes

  1. ↑ Claremont Institute About
  2. ↑ Claremont Institute About
  3. ↑ Claremont Institute About
  4. ↑ Claremont Institute About
  5. ↑ Claremont Institute About
  6. ↑ Donors Trust, 990 Form, 2014
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