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'''The Acton Institute''' is an organization based in Grand Rapids, [[Michigan]] that aims to "promote a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles."<ref>"About the Acton Institute." http://www.acton.org/index/about</ref> It conducts seminars to educate religious leaders, businessmen, teachers, researchers, and other members of the public. It also conducts research and produces publications in the areas of [[economics]], [[theology]], [[philosophy]], and [[public policy]] (usually a combination thereof), in accordance with the group's mission. The institute was created in 1990 and named for Lord Acton of [[Britain]], a [[Catholic]] historian and advocate of [[political]] and [[religious]] [[liberty]] during the 19th century.
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