The principles that form the underpinning for the creation of the United States are as enduring as they are unique in the world. This episode digs a little more deeply into the founders views on human nature and knowledge of past governments that resulted in the intricately woven system we have today. No matter any personal faults of those who created this nation, efforts to cast aside these founding principles - and the values and morals that instruct them - would be a sure step toward collapse.