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Politics is chiefly a function of culture, at the heart of culture is morality, and at the heart of morality is religion.
Richard John Neuhaus
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Richard John Neuhaus
Age: 72 †
Born: 1936
Born: May 14
Died: 2009
Died: January 8
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