Consequently, if the republic is the weal of the people, and there is …

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Consequently, if the republic is the weal of the people, and there is no people if it be not associated by a common acknowledgment of right, and if there is no right where there is no justice, then most certainly it follows that there is no republic where there is no justice. ✨ SAINT AUGUSTINE (1952). THE CONFESSIONS THE CITY OF GOD ON CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE
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