"In no instance have... the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people."

People, Churches

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"In no instance have... the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people."

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"A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both."

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