"The Republican Party did not disparage the ruling class, because most of its officials are or would like to be part of it."

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There is needed, no doubt, a body of servants (ministerium) of the invisible church, but not officials (officiales), in other words, teachers but not dignitaries, because in the rational religion of every individual there does not yet exist a church as a universal union (omnitudo collectiva).

— Immanuel Kant