John Adams Quote

On February 22, 1756, John Adams made the entry in his diary:

"Suppose a nation in some distant Region should take the Bible for their only law Book, and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited! Every member would be obliged in conscience, to temperance, frugality, and industry; to justice, kindness, and charity towards his fellow men; and to piety, love, and reverence toward Almighty God … What a Eutopia, what a Paradise would this region be."

I'm awestruck as I read and re-read that. So I share it as a reminder of the character of the men who founded our country, what they believed, and what their intent was in the writing of the Declaration of Independence. How far we've fallen -- and all under the guise of progress and enlightment.