“Nothing is more certain than that a general profligacy and corruption of manners make a people ripe for destruction.” — John Witherspoon (1776)

Witherspoon was the only clergy man to sign the Declaration of Independence and ratify the Constitution.  As the president of College of New Jersey , he was a mentor to James Madison.  His influential stretch far further than that though.  On another day, we will discuss more about his life as well as his legacy.