Times Have Changed

I've been taking a course on The History of Freedom.  Today we discussed our Declaration of Independence, based on a reading of the document.  The line that got me was the ending: "we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor."  The professor referred to the authors of the document as "statesmen".

Where are today's statesmen?  Would any of our leaders even understand the concept of "sacred Honor", let alone pledge it?