The functions of these elders, therefore, determine the power of the people; for a representative is one chosen by others to do in their name what they are entitled to do in their own persons; or rather to exercise the powers which radically inhere in those for whom they act.
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"The functions of these elders, therefore, determine the power of the people; for a representative is one chosen by others to do in their name what they are entitled to do in their own persons; or rather to exercise the powers which radically inhere in those for whom they act." — Charles Hodge #healthfitness
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The functions of these elders, therefore, determine the power of the people; for a representative is one chosen by others to do in their name what they are entitled to do in their own persons; or rather to exercise the powers which radically inhere in those for whom they act. — Charles Hodge
About Charles Hodge
Charles Hodge was a Theologian from United States (1797–1878).
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This quote is attributed to Charles Hodge, a Theologian from United States.
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Charles Hodge lived from 1797 – 1878.
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