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# Without God a nation is a mob, United by vice, Either blind, or foolish, Or, what is more terrible still, cruel
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- Published: 2025-10-13T12:02:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T09:14:51.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Archive, Faith, Society

And let any man ascend the throne,  
Speaking in lofty phrase,  
The mob will remain a mob,  
Until it turns to God!

*Literal translation*

**Hieromonk Roman Matyushin, 8 August 1990, Kyarovo settlement**

In the photo: a religious procession at the Trifon Monastery near the Nikolskaya Church, the city of Kirov, c. 1989-1991.