Jefferson's complete quote on the Constitution, the first part of which is usually excised by "conservatives," and the last part of which is vilified or memory-holed by "liberals."
Because We have no Government armed with Power capable of contending with human Passions unbridled by morality and Religion. Avarice, Ambition, Revenge or Gallantry, would break the strongest Cords of our Constitution as a Whale goes through a Net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other....
Huh.
HAPPY FOURTH!!
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