Very true. However, freedom cannot require morality... so where do we go from here? The NEXT "Founding Fathers" had better be some incredibly wise people, because topping the group from 1776 will be a tall order!
It is not supposed to be required, it is supposed to be ingrained and the underpinning of all else.
As soon as the Government gets involved, its over. The government can not dictate morality to people. What a joke that would be.
Our forefathers were so much more enlightened than we are because they accepted the truth of things, not the idealistic nonsense that comes out of do gooders' mouths that don't reflect reality.