Games of infinity. Hoorahs for the sun. A cat who loves Beethoven's piano music. These are a few of the magical things that happen in the dark days of December when a family, preparing for the holidays, discovers that the light of happiness, which shines to the furthest reaches of human hope, always begins at home. Robert Jaques lives with his family, his fireplace, his piano and his cat who loves Beethoven, amidst the lovely mountains of central Pennsylvania.

In an unprecedented portrait of the Republic, Dr. Jacques historically identifies the middle class as the greatest class ever; business as the world's source of liberty and tolerance; and the family as the sovereign union which stands vigilantly between children and the state. Citizens of all backgrounds as well as teachers and theoreticians will find this book to be the clear and concise celebration of the Republic they have long awaited. Dr. Jacques teaches political theory and its practices in the Dept. of Philosophy at Lycoming College in Pennsylvania. He is also the author of The Cat Who...