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When Character Fails, Freedom Falls: Why Laws Can't Replace Morality
Right and wrong didn’t disappear. We just started treating them like opinions, and that shift is costing us more than we realize. We dig into why a moral code matters more in 2026 than it did for previous generations, because today we have more technology, more anonymity, more influence, and more ways to do something wrong while convincing ourselves it’s fine.
We connect the dots between freedom and character through the lens of America’s Founders, including the blunt warning from John Adams that the Constitution depends on a moral and religious people. Laws can punish theft, but they can’t…
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