Os Guinness Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Beyond any question, the way the American founders consistently linked faith and freedom, republicanism and religion, was not only deliberate and thoughtful, it was also surprising and anything but routine.”

“The Christian church in the U.S. is still strong numerically, but it has lost its decisive influence both in American public life and in American culture as a whole, especially in the major elite institutions of society.”

“There are lots of people depending on the government who are good, honest citizens who have worked all their lives.”

“The American 'unum' has been lost since the Sixties. If this continues, there will soon be no unifying American identity and vision to balance the 'pluribus,' and the days of the Republic will be numbered.”

“I'm obviously not an advocate of Christian America or a simplistic view of America as 'a city on a hill.'”

“As I understand the American Founders, the most brilliant and daring idea they had was that it's possible to create a free society that could stay free forever.”