Welcome to Politics by Faith. Thank you for being here. I want to talk about Titus in this

episode, mostly because no one ever quotes Titus, but it's in there. It's a book of the Bible.

I mentioned it on the show today. It all started with last week talking about capitalism.

And I made the claim, we all know that John Adams quote, where he said,

our constitution is only for a moral and religious people.

He was writing a letter to the Massachusetts militia.

He said, while our country remains untainted with the principles and manners, which are now

producing desolation in so many other parts of the world, we're not like those other people

right now, while she continues sincere and incapable of insidious and impious policy,

if we continue to be good,

then we shall have the strongest reason to rejoice

in the local destination assigned us by providence.

But should the American people,

excuse me, should the people of America, once become capable

of that deep simulation towards one another and towards foreign nations, which assumes the

language of justice and moderation while it is practicing iniquity and extravagance.

So we say one thing, but we do another.

And displays in the most captivating manner,

the charming pictures of candor, frankness, and sincerity,

while it is rioting in rapin and insolence.

Rappin is stealing stuff, I think.

The violent seizure of someone's property.

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