Humble Confidence in the Mercies of the Ruler of the Universe

"With an humble confidence in the mercies of the supreme and impartial Judge and Ruler of the universe, we most devoutly implore his Divine goodness to protect us happily through this great conflict, to dispose our adversaries to reconciliation on reasonable terms, and thereby to relieve the empire from the calamities of civil war." A Declaration by the Representatives of the United Colonies of North America, July 5, 1775.   

What eloquence, when is the last time some spoke like this in public?   Our Founding Fathers had many things right, and many wrong, but one absolutely on spot was their confidence that the Creator would set things right.