Good Times Create Weak Men

Galatians 6:7 “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked...”

There is a modern proverb (often attributed to the novelist G. Michael Hopf) that goes, “Weak men create hard times, hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men.”

The expression sums up the cyclical nature of the rise and fall of civilizations – and possibly indicates where America is today – that good times h…