What is the best form of government within a civilization?

Robert Charles Winthrop offered this:

“All societies of men must be governed in some way. …

The less they rely on public law or physical force,

the more they must rely on private moral restraint.”

The opposite of this is also true:

the less people rely on self-discipline, the more they need outside rules to ensure peace.

Self-discipline is key to a peaceful society—

and it is most often found when people embrace the principles found in the Bible.

George Washington put it this way:

“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity,

religion and morality are indispensable supports.”

I’m Mac Hammond; this is the Winner’s Minute.