Volume 1, Part 2, Chapter 9
Religion considered as a political institution which powerfully contributes to the maintenance of the democratic republic among the Americans.Read in Books4Free →
Religion as Political Institution
From Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
Tocqueville argues religion, though never directly involved in government, is America's foremost political institution — moderating democratic passions, sustaining mores, and harmonizing the spirit of liberty with the spirit of religion.
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On the Puritan founding, where the spirit of religion and the spirit of liberty were marvelously combined.
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