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nations were known, and while there were but 

 few inhabitants on the earth. It was the only 

 form until several centuries after the flood. 

 Strictly speaking, it lies at the foundation of all 

 good government. When every father becomes 

 a true patriarch at home, the national security 

 will rest on the moral sense and intelligence of 

 the people." (Civ. Gov. pp. 3—4.) 



