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In justice to human society it may perhaps be said of almost all the polities and civil institutions in the world, however imperfect, that they have been founded in and carried on with very considerable wisdom.
Ezra Stiles
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"In justice to human society it may perhaps be said of almost all the polities and civil institutions in the world, however imperfect, that they have been founded in and carried on with very considerable wisdom."
— Ezra Stiles

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In justice to human society it may perhaps be said of almost all the polities and civil institutions in the world, however imperfect, that they have been founded in and carried on with very considerable wisdom. — Ezra Stiles

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Ezra Stiles was a Clergyman from United States (1727–1795).

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This quote is attributed to Ezra Stiles, a Clergyman from United States.
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Ezra Stiles lived from 1727 – 1795.