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'''Statism''' is the belief that the civil government (or man via civil government) is the ultimate authority in the earth and as such is the source of law, morality, and righteousness (that which is right and wrong).<ref>McDowell, S. [https://books.google.com/books?id=1nS-SiLt8o4C&lpg=PA15&dq=%22statism%20is%22%22&pg=PA15#v=onepage&q=%22statism%20is%20the%20belief%22%22&f=false ''Rendering to Caesar the Things that are God's]'' in Statism: the Golden Calf of the Modern World; Providence Foundation Biblical Worldview University; Charlottesville. p. 15, (2009)</ref> Statism has manifested itself in different ways throughout history, and can be expressed through [[democracy|democratic]] and non-democratic governments alike.