How do you improve a nation? Do you start by amending its laws? Not so, according to our nation’s most famous conservative jurist.
A nation’s character is a reflection of its citizens’ character, more so than its laws.
During a recent speech before the Baton Rouge chapter of the Federalist Society, a national organization of conservative lawyers and law students, Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia addressed topics ranging from Duck Dynasty to Obamacare. But perhaps his most poignant remark had to do with the character of our nation’s citizens:
“To the extent that the country is in a downward spiral, Scalia said, “it’s not because of the law, it’s because of the people. You can’t have a good country without good people. I fear we have lost some of the virtues that characterized Americans in the past.”
Read more of Scalia’s remarks here.
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