The Founding Fathers were Mostly Deists?

I thought this was worthy of an entry…

I always get a reaction when I hear Christians say things like: “The founding fathers were mostly deists, children of Enlightenment philosophy, and liberals”
A gentleman posted this statement on a blog and I responded:
I mean this respectfully - this is pure historical revisionism…
Here is the truth:
“Among the [...]

“Self-Government” or “Tyrannical Government”

All societies of men must be governed in some way or other.
The less they may have of stringent State Government, the more they must have of individual self-government.
The less they rely on public law or physical force, the more they must rely on private moral restraint.
Men, in a word, must [...]