What Vermont intellectuals are saying about the Lyceum Society of
Vermont:
"For too long Vermont has lacked an intellectual home for
conservative, libertarian, and classical liberal thought. The Lyceum
Society provides that home."
-- John McClaughry, President, the Ethan Allen Institute
"The right organization, in the right place, at the right
time."
-- Dr. Laurie Morrow, President, Vermont Association of
Scholars
"The conservative movement in Vermont has spent a lot of
time and energy reacting to initiatives from the left on an issue by issue
basis. While this approach stirs up a lot of passion, it is not sustainable
over the long run. What is needed is the formulation of a conservative
vision for society which embraces the libertarian concern for liberty with
the traditionalist concern for virtue. I commend the effort of the
Lyceum Society of Vermont to bring together thinkers from the various wings
of the conservative movement for the purpose of discussing this need."
-- Robert Maynard, Editor, TrueNorthRadio.com
About LSV
The Lyceum Society of Vermont is an intellectual forum founded in 2007
which is dedicated to providing an exchange of ideas among traditionalists,
paleoconservatives, classical liberals, libertarians, neoconservatives,
the New Right, and others devoted to a philosophy of ordered liberty.
The Lyceum Society of Vermont is a non-profit, non-partisan educational
organization that receives no funding from government sources.
Membership dues are $30.00, and include a complimentary membership to
the Ethan Allen Institute for any Lyceum Society member who is not otherwise
an EAI donor. Checks should be made out to The Ethan Allen Institute with
a notation stating that the funds are for the Lyceum Society.
Mission
The mission of the Lyceum Society is to promote the intellectual discussion
of principles and ideas essential to the preservation of traditional culture
and human liberty, the creation of abundance, and achieving a good and
just society.
To that end the Lyceum Society seeks to educate its members and the
public about the purpose of ordered liberty and the value of what Russell
Kirk referred to as the "permanent things."
History
In 2007 John McClaughry of the Ethan Allen Institute and former congressional
campaign staffer N. P. West envisioned the creation of a forum for the
intellectual Right in Vermont and the Lyceum Society of Vermont was born.
Designed to provide a place for disparate elements of the conservative
movement to meet and exchange ideas, the Lyceum Society of Vermont's first
public foray came on July 31, 2007 when it co-sponsored a dinner honoring
the late University of Chicago economist Milton Friedman.
Since that time the Society has actively taken a role in the intellectual
climate of the State of Vermont, engaging its members and the public in
a dialogue about the value of moral principles and ordered liberty.
