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the priesthood

The new spiritual authority of Positivist society, a moral government meant to guide and protect rather than to rule by force.

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First appearance: a general view of positivism

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Positivist priests who, with the assistance of women, will modify social order by contrasting ideal merit with actual rank.
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The priesthood is the organized spiritual power that Positivism proposes to institute, drawn from philosophers and working men in coalition and sustained by the support of women. Its tension lies in claiming authority…

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