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For its supporters could not be true to their divine mission if the accidental vote of a secular authority was by right to impose its will upon the Church.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “For its supporters could not be true to their divine mission if the accidental vote of a secular authority was by right…”
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Laski emphasizes that the Church's divine mission cannot be compromised by secular authorities' decisions.
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