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David Daggett: “Many, and it is believed by far the greater part, of those who make these declarations, intend to throw down all the…”

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Many, and it is believed by far the greater part, of those who make these declarations, intend to throw down all the barriers which christianity has erected against vice.
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David Daggett
Federalist · Connecticut

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Daggett critiques those who seek to undermine the moral foundations of society as established by Christianity.

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