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to_o all_o good_a order_n and_o destructive_a instead_o of_o helpful_a member_n of_o a_o community_n from_o whence_o 〈◊〉_d whence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plutarch_n may_v just_o esteem_v it_o the_o foundation_n or_o cement_n of_o humane_a society_n 〈◊〉_d society_n in_o magistratuum_fw-la institutione_n prima_fw-la sit_fw-la cura_fw-la de_fw-la religione_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plato_n conclude_v that_o in_o the_o institution_n of_o magistracy_n the_o first_o and_o chief_a care_n shall_v be_v of_o religion_n and_o the_o famous_a potest_fw-la famous_a sine_fw-la maenibus_fw-la civitas_n potest_fw-la stare_v sine_fw-la virtute_fw-la nullo_n mode_n potest_fw-la scipio_n observe_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a any_o city_n shall_v stand_v if_o their_o manner_n be_v deprave_v though_o their_o wall_n be_v never_o so_o firm_a according_o i_o conceive_v there_o have_v be_v but_o few_o if_o any_o among_o the_o ancient_a and_o celebrate_a legislator_n and_o statesman_n 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