Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What does it take to build a thriving community and sustain self-government? This video explores the essential role of civic virtues in fostering a healthy civil society. Discover how practicing integrity, humility, and respect strengthens our connections and helps navigate the challenges of modern life.
Learn how historical figures like Clara Barton, Elizabeth Eckford, and George Washington exemplified these virtues through acts of courage and prudence — and how their monumental impacts began with small, everyday choices.
This video ties into the Bill of Rights Institute's Government and Politics: Civics for the American Experiment curriculum, specifically Unit 1, which delves into the virtues that support citizenship and self-governance. Students can deepen their understanding by exploring BRI’s videos on Founding Principles and Civic Virtues.
To view lessons from BRI's Government and Politics: Civics for the American Experiment Unit 1: Foundation of American Self-Government: billofrightsinstitute.org/units/unit-1-foundation-of-american-self-government
Follow along to this video with the Principles and Civic Virtues Touchstone lesson: billofrightsinstitute.org/activities/principles-and-virtues-touchstone
00:00 - 00:15 - Introduction
00:15 - 00:37 - What Makes Self-Government Work?
00:38 - 00:49 - Community and Modern Challenges
00:50 - 01:24 - Turning Failures Into Growth
01:25 - 02:11- Civic Virtues in Action
02:12 - 02:43 - Building a Just Society
02:44 - 03:27 - Heroes of Civic Virtue
03:30 - 04:15 Founders' Vision of Virtue
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About the Bill of Rights Institute:
Established in September 1999, the Bill of Rights Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization that works to engage, educate, and empower individuals with a passion for the freedom and opportunity that exist in a free society. The Institute develops educational resources and programs for a network of more than 50,000 educators and 70,000 students nationwide.
Official Site: billofrightsinstitute.org
Facebook: @billofrightsinstitute
Twitter: @brinstitute
Instagram: @brinstitute
BRI Educator Newsletter Sign Up Page: https://billofrightsinstitute.org/new...
What does it take to build a thriving community and sustain self-government? This video explores the essential role of civic virtues in fostering a healthy civil society. Discover how practicing integrity, humility, and respect strengthens our connections and helps navigate the challenges of modern life.
Learn how historical figures like Clara Barton, Elizabeth Eckford, and George Washington exemplified these virtues through acts of courage and prudence — and how their monumental impacts began with small, everyday choices.
This video ties into the Bill of Rights Institute's Government and Politics: Civics for the American Experiment curriculum, specifically Unit 1, which delves into the virtues that support citizenship and self-governance. Students can deepen their understanding by exploring BRI’s videos on Founding Principles and Civic Virtues.
To view lessons from BRI's Government and Politics: Civics for the American Experiment Unit 1: Foundation of American Self-Government: billofrightsinstitute.org/units/unit-1-foundation-of-american-self-government
Follow along to this video with the Principles and Civic Virtues Touchstone lesson: billofrightsinstitute.org/activities/principles-and-virtues-touchstone
00:00 - 00:15 - Introduction
00:15 - 00:37 - What Makes Self-Government Work?
00:38 - 00:49 - Community and Modern Challenges
00:50 - 01:24 - Turning Failures Into Growth
01:25 - 02:11- Civic Virtues in Action
02:12 - 02:43 - Building a Just Society
02:44 - 03:27 - Heroes of Civic Virtue
03:30 - 04:15 Founders' Vision of Virtue
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About the Bill of Rights Institute:
Established in September 1999, the Bill of Rights Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization that works to engage, educate, and empower individuals with a passion for the freedom and opportunity that exist in a free society. The Institute develops educational resources and programs for a network of more than 50,000 educators and 70,000 students nationwide.
Official Site: billofrightsinstitute.org
Facebook: @billofrightsinstitute
Twitter: @brinstitute
Instagram: @brinstitute
BRI Educator Newsletter Sign Up Page: https://billofrightsinstitute.org/new...
