to the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise! We're here for those millions of Americans who believe that our freedoms do not come from the generosity of the government.

The Center was founded on July 4, 1976, the bicentennial of the American Revolution. We are here to continue that Revolution of liberty, free enterprise and individual initiative.

---

Statement of Purpose

The Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, a non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt foundation that accepts no government grants, was established:

to publish and disseminate information regarding the principles upon which the American free enterprise system was founded,

to relate the application of those principles to contemporary American society,

to engage in and foster research and study of issues relating to economics, economic trends, and governmental regulatory bodies and their interaction with the free market,

to defend the right of individual Americans and American business to participate in the free market without hindrance by government,

to foster the values of the American free enterprise system among citizens through speakers, lectures, conferences and publications,

to educate America's youth in the values of the American free enterprise system through the promotion of essay contests, scholarships, and research grants for individuals who have demonstrated an interest in the study of our economic system.

The Center was founded by a group of distinguished businessmen, educators, legislators and students, who were deeply concerned about the rollback of 200 years of individual rights and the multitude of restrictions being imposed on America's free enterprise system by big government--and the lack of understanding of this problem by the American people.

The Center's founders believed that a tax-exempt educational foundation was urgently needed to underwrite educational projects oriented to the average American. The Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise was established so that Americans who understand and value the free enterprise system could contribute to the defense and promotion of the economic system that made America a prosperous nation.

In just a few short years, The Center rapidly grew to become one of the most effective--and most respected--organizations working to restore free enterprise to America. Today, The Center has a widely recognized leadership which develops unique programs to take the message of free enterprise to the average American.

The Center has pioneered new methods of informing the public of the importance of free enterprise. The Center's work is highly acclaimed by business, grass roots and legislative leaders for its outstanding quality and enormous impact.

The Center does not talk to itself. Instead The Center concentrates on the citizen who is not aware that the free enterprise system built America and allowed her citizens to prosper as no nation's had.

The Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise has carefully developed a wide array of effective programs designed to reach out and touch each American with the message, "Free enterprise built this country...let's keep building."

Projects:

• Free Enterprise Press. A publishing house devoted to important works on liberty, property rights and free enterprise. Too few popular books spotlight real-life free enterprise problems. The Center founded the Free Enterprise Press as the answer. Our publishing house takes several approaches, one the "Battle-Book" concept that tackles a vital issue with an experienced and authoritative author, employs tough investigative journalistic methods and changes no names to protect the guilty. Our authors also produce books of humor to make important points, deflating the self-righteous, milking the sacred cows and making the humorless laugh at themselves.
• Free Enterprise Legal Defense Fund. The division works to defend the free enterprise system through the courts. The Defense Fund files "Friend of the Court" briefs on behalf of small businesses, home owners and individuals who are harassed by big government. In addition, the Defense Fund refers individuals to competent legal counsel, studies and analyzes government rules and regulations for possible legal challenges, and initiates test cases against those who would violate the right of Americans to participate in the free market.
• American Press Syndicate. Distributes materials to the print media on current issues, submits opinion columns and features to over 400 daily and weekly newspapers nationwide. Center leaders Alan Gottlieb and Ron Arnold are frequent guest columnists in USA Today and other important print media.
• American Broadcasting Network. Distributes PSAs (Public Service Announcements) to the electronic media, including more than 300 radio stations nationwide. Advertises Free Enterprise Press books on Talk America Radio Network and its affiliates. Center leaders Alan Gottlieb and Ron Arnold are frequent guests on radio and television talk shows nationally.
• Investigative Task Force. Probes the personnel, programs and funding sources of those who systematically oppose free enterprise and are aligned with big government. Publishes White Papers, studies, special reports and analyses of those who would violate the right of Americans to participate in the free market.
• Community Organizing. Trains local community activists to identify problems of free enterprise, to stage non-violent protest demonstrations against those who would violate our right to free enterprise, and assists local grass roots groups in carrying out their missions.
• Organizational Networking. Locates free enterprise-oriented groups and places them in contact with each other.

Biographical information on Center President Alan Gottlieb.
Biographical information on Center Executive Vice President Ron Arnold.