On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
The union of church and state has impoverished Spain.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “The union of church and state has impoverished Spain.”
Editor's note · Context
From "Rights of Man," this sentence offers Spain as a historical example of a nation whose prosperity was harmed by the union of church and state.
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