The reason I don’t think we will get there in terms of having an educated population capable of living virtuously, because there are far too few sources of such a philosophy.
People are bombarded from all sides with the exact opposite philosophy, which is precisely what this government wants.
There is almost no one teaching conservatism or virtuous living these days, thus there are few receiving that information.
Without that, any one who does think and live that way is going to be massively outnumbered.
I know what you’re saying. Only do not underestimate the potential. The American people are more virtuous than you might realize. For example, they are more fastidious in obeying traffic signals than almost any other nation. I’ve lived in many and various conditions in my lifetime, from suburbs to inner city, and there are many, many very good people. Even ones who do not subscribe to firm convictions in accord with biblical teaching. Keep your chin up, not because pride wins the day, but because God does. You have a lot to offer your family and community simply by realizing how much it matters to live virtuously.
The fraction of people who invite strife and discord is far smaller than those who want general peace and civility. Given the population that votes, it would not be difficult to establish rules that prohibit the uniformed, careless citizen from setting public policy.