A Free People's Suicide: Sustainable Freedom and the American Future
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"A Free People's Suicide: Sustainable Freedom and the American Future" is a book by social critic Os Guinness that examines the cultural and moral foundations necessary to sustain American liberty and warns of the internal threats that could undermine it.
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| A Free People's Suicide: Sustainable Freedom and the American Future canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Free People's Suicide: Sustainable Freedom and the American Future Context triple: [Os Guinness, notableWork, A Free People's Suicide: Sustainable Freedom and the American Future]
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A.
The Idea of Freedom
The Idea of Freedom is a philosophical work by Mortimer Adler that systematically explores the nature, varieties, and implications of human freedom in moral, political, and metaphysical contexts.
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B.
The One-Man Revolution in America
The One-Man Revolution in America is a collection of autobiographical writings and essays by Christian anarchist and pacifist Ammon Hennacy, detailing his acts of personal resistance, nonviolent protest, and radical social activism in the United States.
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C.
From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America
"From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America" is a memoir by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz that blends his personal story with reflections on business, leadership, and social responsibility in the United States.
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D.
The Limits of Liberty
The Limits of Liberty is a seminal work in political economy by James M. Buchanan that explores the tension between individual freedom and collective decision-making within constitutional frameworks.
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E.
The Retreat to Unfreedom
The Retreat to Unfreedom is a political-economic work by Marxist economist Prabhat Patnaik that critiques contemporary capitalism and the erosion of democratic freedoms in the globalized era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Free People's Suicide: Sustainable Freedom and the American Future Target entity description: "A Free People's Suicide: Sustainable Freedom and the American Future" is a book by social critic Os Guinness that examines the cultural and moral foundations necessary to sustain American liberty and warns of the internal threats that could undermine it.
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A.
The Idea of Freedom
The Idea of Freedom is a philosophical work by Mortimer Adler that systematically explores the nature, varieties, and implications of human freedom in moral, political, and metaphysical contexts.
-
B.
The One-Man Revolution in America
The One-Man Revolution in America is a collection of autobiographical writings and essays by Christian anarchist and pacifist Ammon Hennacy, detailing his acts of personal resistance, nonviolent protest, and radical social activism in the United States.
-
C.
From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America
"From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America" is a memoir by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz that blends his personal story with reflections on business, leadership, and social responsibility in the United States.
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D.
The Limits of Liberty
The Limits of Liberty is a seminal work in political economy by James M. Buchanan that explores the tension between individual freedom and collective decision-making within constitutional frameworks.
-
E.
The Retreat to Unfreedom
The Retreat to Unfreedom is a political-economic work by Marxist economist Prabhat Patnaik that critiques contemporary capitalism and the erosion of democratic freedoms in the globalized era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| argues |
American freedom depends on cultural and moral habits
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free societies can commit suicide from within ⓘ political institutions alone cannot sustain liberty ⓘ |
| author | Os Guinness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
conditions necessary to sustain American liberty
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dangers of Americans undermining their own freedom ⓘ importance of moral responsibility for freedom ⓘ need for renewal of civic education ⓘ tension between freedom and virtue ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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political philosophy ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | social critic ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Christian
NERFINISHED
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conservative ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | Sustainable Freedom and the American Future NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | A Free People's Suicide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American founding documents
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Judeo-Christian moral tradition ⓘ classical republican thought ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American democracy
NERFINISHED
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American freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ American future ⓘ character and citizenship ⓘ civic virtue ⓘ cultural decline ⓘ cultural foundations of liberty ⓘ founding principles of the United States ⓘ internal threats to freedom ⓘ moral foundations of liberty ⓘ republican self-government ⓘ role of faith in public life ⓘ sustainability of freedom ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The American Hour
NERFINISHED
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The Case for Civility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers interested in politics
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policy makers ⓘ students of American political thought ⓘ |
| warnsAbout |
erosion of constitutional limits
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forgetting the lessons of the American founding ⓘ loss of civic virtue ⓘ rise of entitlement mentality ⓘ |
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