"The theological rationale for the necessity (and the potential nobility) of government can be summarized in two words: original sin. Each and every person and institution is prone to self-deception and destructive self-interest. ... There is no such thing as sufficient self-regulation on Wall Street, on Main Street, in our churches or anywhere else. ...
— Rodney Clapp, "American Soundings," The Christian Century, Nov. 18, 2008, p. 45.
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