Clarence Manion,Dean of Notre Dame Law School from 1941-1952 was one of the greatest intellects & thinkers in our country at that time wrote this."Man begins his existence in BONDAGE,& rises from bondage through SPIRITUAL FAITH IN CHRIST, from spiritual faith to COURAGE,from courage to LIBERTY,from liberty to ABUNDANCE,from abundance to SELFISHNESS,from selfishness to COMPLACENCY,from complacency to APATHY,from apathy to DEPENDENCY,from dependency back into BONDAGE.This is the cycle of civillization"Where is America today in this cycle?Our only hope now is great spiritual awakening to GOD!