That biblical vision helped form the bedrock convictions of the American idea: that government stood under the judgment of divine and natural law; that government was limited in its
reach into human affairs, especially the realm of conscience; that
national greatness was measured by fidelity to the moral truths taught by revelation and inscribed in the world by a demanding yet merciful God; that only a virtuous people could be
truly free.
I will always remember telling a long - time receptionist at the
national company I worked for, for years, (btw, on a 50 - 50 split which meant I was
truly paying office salaries, even), that I would be out of
reach for a few hours, showing properties on the edge of town (where I seldom even went) and I knew the cell phone reception is awful.