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Some historians have also contended that Protestantism played an important factor in the growth of democracy and [[capitalism]] (see also: [[Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism]] and [[Protestant cultural legacies]]).

Some historians have also contended that Protestantism played an important factor in the growth of democracy and [[capitalism]] (see also: [[Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism]] and [[Protestant cultural legacies]]).

The [[Harvard University]] historian [[Niall Ferguson]] declared: "Through a mixture of hard work and thrift the [[Protestantism|Protestant]] societies of the North and West Atlantic achieved the most rapid economic growth in history."<ref>[http://blog.tifwe.org/the-protestant-work-ethic-alive-well-in-china/ The Protestant Work Ethic: Alive & Well…In China] By Hugh Whelchel on September 24, 2012</ref>

The [[Harvard University]] historian [[Niall Ferguson]] declared: "Through a mixture of hard work and thrift the Protestant societies of the North and West Atlantic achieved the most rapid economic growth in history."<ref>[http://blog.tifwe.org/the-protestant-work-ethic-alive-well-in-china/ The Protestant Work Ethic: Alive & Well…In China] By Hugh Whelchel on September 24, 2012</ref>

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