Quote#God & Faith
Where Church and State are habitually associated it is natural that…
Quote byJames Russell Lowell · 1819–1891
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Literary Essays, vol. III (1870-1890), Dryden.
English (original)
Where Church and State are habitually associated it is natural that minds, even of a high order, should unconsciously come to regard religion as only a subtler mode of police.
— James Russell Lowell
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