Human nature is not basically good, conservative commentator and radio host Dennis Prager told a packed hall of friendly supporters on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Wednesday.
“Goodness in humans is like gold in mines. You need to mine human goodness, you don’t need to mine human evil,” said Prager. He argued that the Judeo-Christian values that traditionally shaped life in the United States — but are under attack from the ideological left — kept baser human instincts in check.
“It’s better that people fear God than they fear government,” he said.