This statement is true in American society today because the Bill of Rights and the enforcement of criminal law can only be effective with the implementation of values and morality by the individual or society as a whole.
It is the responsibility of the citizen to define his own principles to uphold the laws of the state or country. The responsibility of the citizen cannot be superseded by the Bill of Rights because it is not the task of the Bill of Rights to impose value systems; it exists to protect the