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Another part of the cost of these projects, is the loss of all our institutions of religion.--It is not here intended that these institutions will be at once abolished--Such a measure would alarm some honest men of the party--a gradual but sure destruction is the evil to be feared.
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David Daggett
Federalist · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

He warns that the gradual erosion of religious institutions poses a significant threat to society.

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