That is the warning and declaration of God:
"Righteousness (submission to God's Law) exalts a nation but sin (disobedience to God's Law) is a disgrace to any people."

“I am not one of those who underrate the value of civil and political liberty; but I am well assured that it is only the principles of Christianity which can impart true security, prosperity, and happiness either to individuals or to nations.”
Thomas Chalmers