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Christianity has been one of the most powerful causes of democracy,…

Quote byWalter Rauschenbusch · 1861–1918

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Ch.4 Why Has Christianity Never Undertaken the Work of Social Reconstruction?, p. 150.

English (original)

Christianity has been one of the most powerful causes of democracy, but the conscious influence of the Church has more widely been exerted against democracy than for it.

— Walter Rauschenbusch

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