Can it be, that Providence has not connected the permanent felicity of a Nation with its virtue?

“Can it be, that Providence has not connected the permanent felicity of a Nation with its virtue?”

Can it be, that Providence has not connected the permanent felicity of a Nation with its virtue? The experiment, at least, is recommended by every sentiment which ennobles human Nature.

Year: 1796
Context: Farewell Address
Shortlink: http://fq1.us/5y

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Keywords: ennobles human nature, experiment, permanent felicity, virtue

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