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Although some of these early leaders are nearly forgotten today, their statements reinforce George Washington's observation: Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.\u003cbr\u003e\nJohn Adams, second President of the United States, agreed with his predecessor: Religion and virtue are the only foundations, not only of republicanism and of all free government, but of social felicity under all governments and in all the combinations of human society.\u003cbr\u003e\nBy presenting the actual words of our nation's founders for personal examination, God of Our Fathers enables every reader to form an independent judgment about their beliefs and intentions without relying on the interpretation of professional commentators.\u003cbr\u003e\nDuring the ongoing debate about the scope of religious freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment, it is interesting to note that James Madison, leader of the effort to obtain passage of the Bill of Rights, wrote: The belief in a God, all powerful, wise, and good, is so essential to the moral order of the world, and to the happiness of man, that arguments which reinforce it cannot be drawn from too many sources.\u003cbr\u003e\nThomas Jefferson summarized the central theme of the quotations in this book: The relations which exist between man and his Maker, and the duties resulting from those relations, are the most interesting and important to every human being, and the most incumbent on his study and investigation. 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