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Arminianism

 must begin with self-government. If one can govern one's passions by making them subject to reason, one cannot govern oneself, and in turn cannot govern one's family, and thus cannot govern a city, and ultimately, a nation.

A man cannot govern a nation if he cannot govern a city... he cannot govern a city if he cannot govern a family... he cannot govern a family unless he can govern himself... and he cannot govern himself unless his passions are subject to reason Hugo Grotius

is a perfect body of free men, united together to enjoy common rights and advantages.

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