Thus, would it be fair to say that the freedoms Americans enjoy today came from a religious foundation?
J.W.W.: They came not merely from a religious foundation, but specifically from a Judeo-Christian base. Without this base, there is no form-freedom balance. Therefore, the founding fathers saw no conflict between affirming Christian beliefs and holding intellectual freedom at the same time? J.W.W.: No, they saw it as a way of obtaining freedom. In fact, Thomas Jefferson, who was not a Christian, said that the morals of Christ were the most sublime principles ever taught. While he was president of the United States, he translated the New Testament from the Greek. From that, Jefferson developed a set of principles derived from the teachings of Christ called the “Jefferson Bible.” From there, Jefferson argued for an aristocracy of virtue. What virtue was he talking about? A Christian virtue, of course. He believed that if one operated from the basic principles taught by Christ, one could have a very adequate form-freedom balance. But without this, there is no such thing because there is n
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