It is claimed that human society feels
only as good as its families feel. History shows that as the family arrangement
erodes, the strength of communities and nations weakens. When moral decay
destroyed families in ancient Greece, its civilization disintegrated, making it
vulnerable to conquest by the Romans. The Roman Empire remained strong as long
as families remained strong. But as centuries passed, family life weakened, and
the strength of the empire waned. "The security and elevation of the
family and of family life are the prime objects of civilization, and the
ultimate ends of all industry," commented Charles W. Eliot, former
president of Harvard University.
