This principle was first introduced into active politics in order to preserve the possessions of that portion of the aristocracy which had established itself on the plunder of the Church.
From a biography of Lord George Bentinck, this passage offers a critical historical perspective on the initial political motivation behind the principle of religious liberty.
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