The civil Government, though bereft of every thing like an associated …

James Madison
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The civil Government, though bereft of every thing like an associated hierarchy, possesses the requisite stability, and performs its functions with complete success; whilst the number, the industry, and the morality of the Priesthood, and the devotion of the people, have been manifestly increased by the total separation of the church from the State. ✨ Letters and Other Writings of James Madison.
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