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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Holy Alliance (1539 words) |
 | It was also considered possible that the conquerors of Napoleon had in the Holy Alliance bound themselves to the Church, which was regaining its old power, in order by its aid to oppose, for the benefit of royal and papal absolutism, the "liberal" development of States and civilization. |
| The Holy Alliance, even in the prejudiced eyes of its originator {the tsar}, had no other aim than that of a moral maifesto, while in the eyes of the other signers of the document it lacked even this value, and consquently justified none of the interpretations which in the end party spirit gave to it. |
| The Holy Alliance became a bugbear representing reaction, while in reality, like everything that even distantly harmonized with Christianity, it was of advantage to Europe, and assured to it peace for a generation, and an extraordinary development of civilization. |
| Alliance (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net (192 words) |
| When the Israelites entered Palestine they were forbidden to enter into alliances with the inhabitants of the country (Lev. |
| In the subsequent history of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel various alliances were formed between them and also with neighboring nations at different times. |
| A pillar was set up as a memorial of the alliance between Laban and Jacob (Gen. |
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