Morals are not just good ideas; they are founded in a perfect understanding of man’s nature. Moral character supports truth, family, human dignity and civilized community norms. George Washington said, “It is substantially true that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. Who that is a sincere friend to it, can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric” (George Washington, Farewell Address).
Universal principles in Divine Law are unchanging. When, in 1950, this writer was a soon-to-be soldier boy, President Harry S. Truman addressed the Attorney General’s Conference on Law Enforcement Problems. He emphasized the Common Law basis for our laws that have been in place since the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.
So what is the problem with American public education? It is not a need for more schools. The problem is loss of the moral compass in education. I’m all about restoring education that has been central to American greatness.
~ D. Norris