A statement that explains better than the author why America is rejecting fundamentalist thought as a basis for political decisions.
Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and Morality are indispensable supports.
"Our Constitution is designed only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for any other."
John Adams
Second President Of
The United States
Gee, I just realized I'd forgotten the quotation marks and attribution!