They were appalled by the fusion of religious and political power, epitomised by the divine right of kings.

ECONOMIST: Religion in America

What it means is that these differences do not matter, that no person is born intrinsically better than another, that a permanent aristocracy in the economic realm, or a divine right of kings in the political realm, are no part of the American system.

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