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The Habit of Moral Living – Part II

“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. –1 Corinthians 10:23-24

Without morals a republic cannot subsist any length of time; they therefore who are decrying the Christian religion, whose morality is so sublime and pure (and) which insures to the good eternal happiness, are undermining the solid foundation of morals, the best security for the duration of free governments. –Charles Carroll, 1800

Charles Carroll, the longest-lived of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and United States Senator from Maryland, understood.