On Civil Government—Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430)
When the “barbarians” from the East stormed the gates of Rome in the fifth century, the great capital of the empire was shaken to the core. Ignoring more obvious reasons for the collapse (e.g., economic, military, and moral corruption), some leading citizens argued vociferously that Christianity was to blame for Rome’s demise: Rome fell because …
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