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Definition: Relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters.
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The great object of the institution of civil government is the improvement of those who are parties to the social compact.
John Quincy Adams

The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.
John Quincy Adams

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