Faith Is Freedom's Bulwark ; Evil Builds When Men Lose Roots
The Washington Times › March 16, 2004
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The following text is a transcript of portions of a speech given on Feb. 12 by author Os Guinness in the Longworth House Office Building. His talk was part of a lecture series titled "Contours of a Christian Worldview," sponsored by Faith and Law on Capitol Hill and the Wilberforce Forum in Reston.
Since 9/11, one of the phrases I've heard most in this city is that "The United States is the greatest power on earth, since the collapse of Rome." ... It's often said that Roman history can be reduced to two stories of the Scipio family. And the second of them directly relates to what I want to say today.See the full content of this document
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Faith Is Freedom's Bulwark ; Evil Builds When Men Lose Roots
It's the famous story of the siege of Carthage. When Alexander the Great died and a huge vacuum was opened in the Mediterranean world, the question was which power would fill it? The showdown was between a North African power, Carthage, and an emerging city-state in Italy called Rome. ... Twice t...
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