Monday 27 April 2009

Modesty and the Downfall of Nations

Caption from John Adams, Second President of USA


"From all that I have read of history and government, of human life and manners, I have drawn this conclusion, that the manner of women were the most infallible barometer to ascertain the degree of morality and virtue of a nation. The Jews, the Greeks, the Romans, the Swiss, the Dutch, all lost their public spirit and their republican forms of government when they lost the modesty and domestic virtues of their women."

Much to think about.

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