Bible stories where my first history books. I was captivated by the stories of perseverance, outsmarting and outright confrontation. Yet, when it comes to good governance, the bible is actually quite silent on the matter, other than to mention something like: restored the temple, or forced people to this or that.

Then I read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_March_of_Folly

I belief we find ourselves in good company, as the US Founding Fathers were keen students of history and had done their homework.

Maybe I'll devote a thread to the issue of the liberty movement through time since the Middle Ages.