"We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion . . . Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." John Adams in 1798
“Manners are of more importance than laws. Upon them, in a great measure, the laws depend.” Edmund Burke
The first quote above I found at http://downrangereport.blogspot.com/2012/11/and-we-wonder.html. It reminded me of a quote I used for a writing assignment I would give in classes. I tried to get students to think about how they live.
Maybe I should remind myself more often.
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