{"id":2624321,"date":"2026-07-05T11:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T15:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-the-foundation-of-americas-greatness\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T11:34:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T15:34:26","slug":"this-is-the-foundation-of-americas-greatness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-the-foundation-of-americas-greatness\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is the Foundation of America&#8217;s Greatness"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthis-is-the-foundation-of-americas-greatness%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2624321&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The HTML content contains a &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; button that, when clicked, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >reveals additional text<\/a>. The expanded section discusses America&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-relaxes-ramadan-celebrations-amid-low-popularity-with-arab-americans\/\" title=\"Biden eases restrictions on Ramadan festivities as appeal wanes among Arab Americans\">recent political climate<\/a>,highlighting the rise of socialist candidates adn suggesting that this trend reflects a deeper moral and spiritual decline in the country. It emphasizes the importance of reclaiming America&#8217;s founding principles grounded in biblical values, citing historical figures like John Winthrop and George Washington who linked national virtue and morality to divine guidance. The author advocates for spiritual renewal through Scripture, particularly the book of psalms, to restore the biblical foundation that contributed to America\u2019s prosperity, liberty, and peace. The message concludes that the nation&#8217;s future depends on the moral integrity of its people and encourages collective efforts towards spiritual and moral revival.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Last week, headlines were filled with reports of socialist candidates gaining ground in major American cities. Fifty years ago, that would have been almost unimaginable. Today, however, socialism is becoming an increasingly influential force within the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>Is this America\u2019s future? Not if we reclaim our past.<\/p>\n<p>As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, this is the perfect time to ask what made our country the freest and most prosperous nation in history.<\/p>\n<p>Looking back over the last two and a half centuries, one would have to focus very narrowly on only a few indicators to deny that America has experienced extraordinary blessing. Despite undeniable cultural erosion in recent decades, our nation has enjoyed a level of peace, prosperity, liberty, and opportunity unparalleled in human history.<\/p>\n<p>So, what was the foundation of that blessing?<\/p>\n<p>Psalm 33:12 declares, \u201c<em>Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps we can find the answer by revisiting the course set by America\u2019s Founders. In fact, it reaches back before the founding itself. In 1630, John Winthrop described the Massachusetts Bay Colony as \u201ca city upon a hill.\u201d He envisioned a people who understood they lived under a covenantal responsibility before God, a vision that profoundly shaped the character of the future nation.<\/p>\n<p>That same conviction appears in President George Washington\u2019s Farewell Address in 1796. He wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cOf all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and Morality are indispensable supports\u2026 And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion\u2026 Can it be, that Providence has not connected the permanent felicity of a Nation with its Virtue?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>What was Washington saying?<\/p>\n<p>He believed America\u2019s long-term happiness, prosperity, liberty, and security depended on the character of its people. A free nation can remain free only if it remains virtuous. Yet government cannot manufacture virtue. Laws may restrain evil, but they cannot transform the human heart. Virtue is cultivated as men and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/upenn-women-submit-lia-thomas-complaint-anonymously-fearing-destruction-of-careers-and-futures\/\" title=\"UPenn Women ... Lia Thomas Complaint Anonymously, Fearing &#039;Destruction of Careers and ...s&#039;\">women submit<\/a> themselves to God and are shaped by His word.<\/p>\n<p>That brings us back to today\u2019s headlines. Socialism is not America\u2019s greatest problem; it is a symptom of a deeper spiritual and moral decline. Political movements rise and fall, but the endurance of a republic is ultimately determined by the character of its people.<\/p>\n<p>As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, we have an opportunity not merely to commemorate our history but to recover the biblical foundation that made that history possible. If, as Washington observed, the permanent blessing of a nation is connected to its virtue, then America\u2019s renewal begins with the renewal of God\u2019s people.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re concerned about America\u2019s future, join me on a daily journey through the book of Psalms this summer. There is no better place to cultivate grateful hearts, deepen our trust in God, and strengthen the biblical convictions that sustained those who came before us. As we thank God for His blessings on our nation, we\u2019ll also be restoring the biblical foundation for the generations that follow.<\/p>\n<p>If we want America to remain a nation blessed by God, we must first be a virtuous people, shaped by His word.<\/p>\n<div><em>Tony Perkins is president of Family Research Council and executive editor of The Washington Stand.<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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