What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society without some such mystical ethos.
My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline...
The whole system of society tells you what to do.
If you look at U.S. history through religious history there is very much a motif that shows the importance religion has played in the U.S. We're a very religious country and it affects the way we look at various political issues.
