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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit bownereport.substack.com
Matthew 24:9 “Then they shall deliver you up to be afflicted and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.”
We as a people, through our frustration and convenience have landed on the terms right and left to describe political views. Often expanded loosely as far right or far left to fuel the fire of those that would have us all destroyed.
As a musician, the first thing I am asked is “What kind of music do you play?” It is a simple and innocent question, but as a musician who draws from all genres, merely searching for a sound that resembles the now, it is a difficult question to answer. And so it goes with the question of, “Are you on the right or the left?” Most Americans would tell you neither. And like music, they are merely searching for the truth of the now.
We are Americans, with many roads leading us to our national identity. But the one thing that fuses that unity together has eroded into a shameful heap. And this is exactly what the founders explicitly warned us of. And their words are as relevant today as they were when they wrote them down. Some would argue, including myself, that they are critically important today. There can be no United States without a moral and ethical foundation.
The Founders believed that ethical integrity was essential for self governance, warning that moral failings in citizens or leaders could lead to despotism. And now we are up to our necks in treason. I guess it took until the 250th Anniversary for it all to be as clear as the noonday sun.
John Adams emphasized the dependency of the Constitution on a virtuous populace. Adams saw ethical perversion as a catalyst for societal collapse, driven by unchecked human passions.
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
In a 1798 letter to the Massachusetts Militia, he elaborated:
“But should the people of America once become capable of that deep simulation towards one another, and towards foreign nations, which assumes the language of justice and moderation while it is practising iniquity and extravagance... this country will be the most miserable habitation in the world; because we have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion.”
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By Jon BowneThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit bownereport.substack.com
Matthew 24:9 “Then they shall deliver you up to be afflicted and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.”
We as a people, through our frustration and convenience have landed on the terms right and left to describe political views. Often expanded loosely as far right or far left to fuel the fire of those that would have us all destroyed.
As a musician, the first thing I am asked is “What kind of music do you play?” It is a simple and innocent question, but as a musician who draws from all genres, merely searching for a sound that resembles the now, it is a difficult question to answer. And so it goes with the question of, “Are you on the right or the left?” Most Americans would tell you neither. And like music, they are merely searching for the truth of the now.
We are Americans, with many roads leading us to our national identity. But the one thing that fuses that unity together has eroded into a shameful heap. And this is exactly what the founders explicitly warned us of. And their words are as relevant today as they were when they wrote them down. Some would argue, including myself, that they are critically important today. There can be no United States without a moral and ethical foundation.
The Founders believed that ethical integrity was essential for self governance, warning that moral failings in citizens or leaders could lead to despotism. And now we are up to our necks in treason. I guess it took until the 250th Anniversary for it all to be as clear as the noonday sun.
John Adams emphasized the dependency of the Constitution on a virtuous populace. Adams saw ethical perversion as a catalyst for societal collapse, driven by unchecked human passions.
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
In a 1798 letter to the Massachusetts Militia, he elaborated:
“But should the people of America once become capable of that deep simulation towards one another, and towards foreign nations, which assumes the language of justice and moderation while it is practising iniquity and extravagance... this country will be the most miserable habitation in the world; because we have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion.”