A Young and Virtuous People

Know God and know knowledge and virtue. No God and know ignorance and vice;

Steve Rossiter ——Bio and Archives--February 28, 2026

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As you can see, I lifted the title of this article from Alexander Hamilton’s comments regarding the United States Constitution. As you have also noticed, at least three and probably all the founders were concerned about the longevity of the United States and how its ultimate success was permanently attached to the virtue and values of We the People.

"Now, mark my words. So long as we are a young and virtuous people, this instrument will bind us together in mutual interests, mutual welfare, and mutual happiness. But when we become old and corrupt, it will bind no longer." ~ Alexander Hamilton

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." ~ Benjamin Franklin

"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." ~ John Adams

Put in the simplest terms, the ultimate success of the representative republic known as the United States of America depends........

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