On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
Such sublime principles ought to be infused into persons of exalted situations, and religious establishments provided that may continually revive and enforce them.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke argues for the necessity of religious establishments to instill and reinforce high moral principles in those holding positions of power.
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