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... character of entire communities , and re - cast the whole structure of their social life ; and its History , through alternate advance and retrogression , has been , on the whole , the History of Progress . The political governments of ...
... character of entire communities , and re - cast the whole structure of their social life ; and its History , through alternate advance and retrogression , has been , on the whole , the History of Progress . The political governments of ...
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... character . Its Divinity is an actual Person , invested with definite personal attributes ; in a word , the Infinite and the Perfect of Humanity . His worship is not an abject prostration of soul , but rather a lofty humility , a spirit ...
... character . Its Divinity is an actual Person , invested with definite personal attributes ; in a word , the Infinite and the Perfect of Humanity . His worship is not an abject prostration of soul , but rather a lofty humility , a spirit ...
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... character of the East , and its trans- mission , from age to age , of the same institutions and usages of life . And in this immutability of the popular character and life , lies a plau- sible explanation of their submission to systems ...
... character of the East , and its trans- mission , from age to age , of the same institutions and usages of life . And in this immutability of the popular character and life , lies a plau- sible explanation of their submission to systems ...
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... character and ways of life . The differing characters of the East and the West may be traced , in a very considerable degree , to their religious diversities . The Oriental Religion is the Religion of Nature ; that is , the result of ...
... character and ways of life . The differing characters of the East and the West may be traced , in a very considerable degree , to their religious diversities . The Oriental Religion is the Religion of Nature ; that is , the result of ...
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... character , there it recognizes a fitting object not only of justice and mercy , but of love and active kindness . Of such a doctrine as this , the practical working is not confined to its excellent moral influences , and its auspicious ...
... character , there it recognizes a fitting object not only of justice and mercy , but of love and active kindness . Of such a doctrine as this , the practical working is not confined to its excellent moral influences , and its auspicious ...
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