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title: 'The True Life of a Nation: An Address, Delivered at the Invitation of Erodelphian and Eccritean Societies of Miami University'
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authors:
- 'Erasmus Darwin McMaster'
date: 1856-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Citizenship and Government'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 13'
- 'Psalms 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mcmaster-1856-the-true-life-of-a-nation-an-address-delivered-at-the-invitation-of-erodelphian-and-eccritean-societies-of-miami-university
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# The True Life of a Nation: An Address, Delivered at the Invitation of Erodelphian and Eccritean Societies of Miami University

Commencement address arguing a nation's true life is moral and religious: political society is ordained by God and religion is the chief bond of civil government. Cites Plato, Cicero, Burke, and Romans 13.

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