The Five Thousand Year Leap: Twenty-Eight Great Ideas That Are Changing the World is a book that was published in 1981 by the late anti-communist and conservative author Cleon Skousen. The book argues that the United States is a Christian nation whose Founding Fathers were guided by the Bible, and that the U.S. Constitution is a brilliant document.[1] The book lists twenty-eight fundamental beliefs based on the words of Moses, Jesus, Cicero, John Locke, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and others, which Skousen asserts have resulted in more progress than was achieved in the previous 5,000 years of every other civilization combined.[1]
The book, along with The Naked Communist (also written by Skousen), are among the works frequently cited by political commentator Glenn Beck as being the most influential in the development of Beck's political views.
The book, along with The Naked Communist (also written by Skousen), are among the works frequently cited by political commentator Glenn Beck as being the most influential in the development of Beck's political views.
