Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever.
Of all systems of morality, ancient or modern, which have come under my observation, none appear to be so pure as that of Jesus.
