Micah 6:8 (ESVUK)
He has told you, O man, what is good;
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,[a]
and to walk humbly with your God?
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It is difficult to understand the fundamental purposes of government if Justice and Mercy are separated by a great divide from the processes of government. How does one possibly envision a practical and workable government over time divorced from a respectful regard for this universal human need underwriting individual validity and societal comity?
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