Tower of Babel
Pinacoteca Nazionale in Bologna c. 1500

Most of us do not realize that society is a fragile thing.  It does not take all that much to dissolve the glue that binds a people together.  This ‘glue’ is the sum of those Natural Laws upon which all societies are founded and sustain.  If we ignore these laws, then just as a building will eventually crumble if its foundation is ignored, then so will our society eventually crumble.  What are the Natural Laws governing society?  Well, they would include the need for shared faith, awareness of history, customs, social experiences and, a system of justice, but most important, a common language.  Unless a society shares a common language, all else is moot, for what good are other commonalities if we do not know they are shared because we cannot communicate with one another? This is one of the primary…