Is America Still Great?

In the early part of the 19^th century Alex de Tocqueville once noted, “America is great because America is good; if America ever ceases to be good, she will no longer be great.”  What did de Tocqueville mean by good?  At his time in America, good was what was expressed in the Declaration of Independence, the rule of law provided by the United States Constitution for government’s behavior, and most important, the guidelines God provided for all people in the Ten Commandments and the Holy Bible. The values de Tocqueville used were the same values the Founding Fathers based their actions on.  But, the Founding Fathers recognized the potential downfall of their wonderful creation if Americans fell victim to the foibles of human nature that have existed throughout human history.  They foresaw what the United States of America would become and expressed it in various ways.