As we approach the Fourth of July this seems a suitable time to remind ourselves of some home truths. America was not founded as a Libertarian nation of atomistic individuals doing their own thing, much less as 'woke' versions of that simplistic Classical Liberal ideology. Several of the Founding Fathers spoke eloquently about the need for religious and moral formation, and none more presciently that John Adams:
John Adams Then, Us Now
John Adams Then, Us Now
John Adams Then, Us Now
As we approach the Fourth of July this seems a suitable time to remind ourselves of some home truths. America was not founded as a Libertarian nation of atomistic individuals doing their own thing, much less as 'woke' versions of that simplistic Classical Liberal ideology. Several of the Founding Fathers spoke eloquently about the need for religious and moral formation, and none more presciently that John Adams: