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It is indeed a centre which repels as well as attracts; which probably repels even more than it attracts; but which, whether repelling or attracting, influences.—-GLADSTONE (1875).
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Morley discusses the complex influence of Rome on Christianity, noting its ability to repel and attract simultaneously.
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