"Nothing is more certain than that a general profligacy and corruption of manners make a people ripe for destruction. A good form of government may hold the rotten materials together for some time, but beyond a certain pitch, even the best constitution will be ineffectual, and slavery must ensue."
--John Witherspoon, The Dominion of Providence Over the Passions of Men, 1776
Via Patriot Post.
Friday, September 21, 2012
John Witherspoon
Posted by Lucian Ward at 07:40
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