Quote#Nature
The strongest are those of a spiritual and ecclesiastical nature,…
Quote byJohn C. Calhoun · 1782–1850
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: On the Subject of Slavery (1850).
English (original)
The strongest are those of a spiritual and ecclesiastical nature, consisted in the unity of the great religious denominations, all of which originally embraced the whole Union. All these denominations, with the exception, perhaps, of the Catholics, were organized very much upon the principle of our political institutions.
— John C. Calhoun
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