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Harold J. Laski: For such an end as the cure of souls, he argues, the magistrate has no divine legation.

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For such an end as the cure of souls, he argues, the magistrate has no divine legation.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski asserts that the magistrate lacks divine authority in matters of faith.

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