In the past, religion has been counterproductive and a source of scandal in society, but it is a major fighter against despotism. Tocqueville declares: “Despotism can do without faith, but freedom cannot. . . . How could a society escape destruction if, when political bonds loosen, moral bonds do not strengthen? And what can we do with a people who are masters of the faith? himself if he is not subject to God? If religion and academia have a comparable influence on the internal movement of the soul, then the loss of this effect would be detrimental to society. If despotism can prosper without faith, but not freedom; so what does this say about the importance of religion and