[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Goes without saying. Didn’t John Adams say that the Constitution would only work with a moral people. Well, we are no longer overall a moral people.

[pa_dweller]

Also, since we're quoting:

Christian leadership books often quote Proverbs 29:18 as a rationale for a church writing a vision statement. The KJV version reads, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” This wording fits nicely for those who want to persuade others regarding the need for a vision statement. While it is good for leaders to communicate vision, Proverbs 29:18 is not talking about a leader’s vision. Rather, “vision” here refers to special revelation and the principle is that that apart from God’s Word, society quickly spins into moral chaos. The ESV gives this translation of Proverbs 29:18. Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law (Proverbs 29:18, ESV).

[E. Pluribus Unum]

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

[thecodont]

I think it’s not true that Morality is upstream of Politics, but that Morality is upstream of Culture, which is upstream of Politics.