America is great because
America is good
"A French philosopher who visited our shores when America
was a new young nation left a similar warning. Alexis De
Tocqueville said he came to the United States to learn what
magic quality enabled a handful of people to defeat the
mighty British Empire twice in 35 years. He looked for the
greatness of America in her harbors and rivers, her fertile
fields and boundless forests, mines and other natural
resources. He studied America's schools, her Congress, and
her matchless Constitution without comprehending America's
power. Not, until he went into the churches of America and
heard pulpits "aflame with righteousness" did he understand
the secret of her genius and strength. De Tocqueville
returned to France and wrote: "America
is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases
to be good, America will cease to be great."
John Stormer, Death of a Nation, 1968
