A Thought To Ponder

As we bring this July 4th weekend to a close, I thought I would leave you with this quote from Samuel Adams. I actually found this in my Magnificat at the end of Evening Prayer.
Have a Happy, restful and Blessed Sunday.

"A general dissolution of the principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy...While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but once they lose their virtue, they will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader... If virtue and knowledge are diffused among the people, they will never be enslaved. This will be their great security."
~Samuel Adams, Patriot of the American Revolution