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The Only Foundation For . . . A Republic Is To Be Laid In Religion. Without This There Can Be No Virtue, And Without Virtue There Can Be No Liberty, And Liberty Is The Object And Life Of All Republican Governments.

I Do Not Believe That The Constitution Was The Offspring Of Inspiration, But I Am As Satisfied That It Is As Much The Work Of A Divine Providence As Any Of The Miracles Recorded In The Old And New Testament.

Without The Restraints Of Religion And Social Worship, Men Become Savages Much Sooner Than Savages Become Civilized By Means Of Religion And Civil Government.

I Have Always Considered Christianity As The Strong Ground Of Republicanism. The Spirit Is Opposed, Not Only To The Splendor, But Even To The Very Forms Of Monarchy, And Many Of Its Precepts Have For Their Objects Republican Liberty And Equality As Well As Simplicity, Integrity, And Economy In Government. It Is Only Necessary For Republicanism To Ally Itself To The Christian Religion To Overturn All The Corrupted Political And Religious Institutions Of The World.

In Macbeth A Lady Is Restrained From The Murder Of A King By His Resemblance Of Her Father As He Slept. Should Not All Men Be Restrained From Acts Of Violence And Even Of Unkindness Against Their Fellow Men By Observing In Them Something Which Resembles The Savior Of The World? If Nothing Else Certainly, A Human Figure?