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What is the best form of government within 
a civilization?

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Robert Charles Winthrop offered this:

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“All societies of men must be governed in 
some way. …

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The less they rely on public law or physical 
force,

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the more they must rely on private moral 
restraint.”

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The opposite of this is also true:

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the less people rely on self-discipline, 
the more they need outside rules to ensure 
peace.

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Self-discipline is key to a peaceful society—

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and it is most often found when people embrace 
the principles found in the Bible.

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George Washington put it this way:

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“Of all the dispositions and habits which 
lead to political prosperity,

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religion and morality are indispensable supports.”

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I’m Mac Hammond; this is the Winner’s Minute.