26 dead, 20 injured at rural Texas church

[aegsm76]

We have no Government armed with Power capable of contending with human Passions unbridled by morality and Religion. Avarice, Ambition, Revenge or Galantry, would break the strongest Cords of our Constitution as a Whale goes through a Net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other

John Adams

link to the entire letter
https://founders.archives.gov/docume.../99-02-02-3102

We have stepped way over that line.
We are no longer the kind of "people" that Adams described in his letter.

[Jito463]

Originally Posted by aegsm76

We have stepped way over that line.
We are no longer the kind of "people" that Adams described in his letter.

Sadly, I have to concur.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by aegsm76

We have no Government armed with Power capable of contending with human Passions unbridled by morality and Religion. Avarice, Ambition, Revenge or Galantry, would break the strongest Cords of our Constitution as a Whale goes through a Net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other

John Adams

link to the entire letter
https://founders.archives.gov/docume.../99-02-02-3102

We have stepped way over that line.
We are no longer the kind of "people" that Adams described in his letter.

The post of the year and next year.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by aegsm76

We have no Government armed with Power capable of contending with human Passions unbridled by morality and Religion. Avarice, Ambition, Revenge or Galantry, would break the strongest Cords of our Constitution as a Whale goes through a Net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other

John Adams

link to the entire letter
https://founders.archives.gov/docume.../99-02-02-3102

We have stepped way over that line.
We are no longer the kind of "people" that Adams described in his letter.

This is one of the truest statements I've heard made recently. It truly explains our situation.