When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. (Proverbs 29:2)
The righteous has little to do with politics, as we understand it in today’s paradigm— although they should. They must be activated, and if God will show the same mercy that He demonstrated toward our Founding Fathers, they will. Unfortunately, to our own detriment, we have allowed politics to become a professional career choice by unqualified and unconcerned individuals who are driven by financial reward and prestige, rather than virtue and principle. Through the neglect of the people, we have allowed crooks to take positions of power that rob us by a law. If we are to make good use of our current dismay with government, we will only do so by activating natural aristocracy... Samuel Adams puts forth words that we must heed should we capture the essence of the American vision when he stated:
“But neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt. He therefore is the truest friend to the liberty of his country who tries most to promote its virtue, and who, so far as his power and influence extend, will not suffer a man to be chosen not any office of power and trust who is not a wise and virtuous man.” (Wells, Life of Samuel Adams)