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Quote by Jonathan Swift
I never saw, heard, nor read, that the clergy were beloved in any

I never saw, heard, nor read, that the clergy were beloved in any nation where Christianity was the religion of the country. Nothing can render them popular, but some degree of persecution. – Jonathan Swift

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For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery. – Jonathan Swift

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Human brutes, like other beasts, find snares and poison in the provision of life, and are allured by their appetites to their destruction. – Jonathan Swift

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The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman. – Jonathan Swift

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A dogma will thrive in soil where the truth could not get root. – Lemuel K. Washburn, Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays

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Oh, theres going to be debate because youre dealing with the Bible and religion is supposed to be separate from state and that to me is already a conflict before it even hits the gay issue. – Pam Grier

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I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I never refuse to sing to an audience, no matter what religion or color of their skin, or situation in life. – Pete Seeger

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You cant write about the past and ignore religion. It was such a fundamental, mind-shaping, driving force for pre-modern societies. Im very interested in what religion does to us – its capacity to create love and empathy or hatred and violence. – Geraldine Brooks

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At the higher stages of energy continuation, one will find his movements are now being governed by the movement of his internal energy. – Wu Ta-yeh

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The film depends on the audiences belief in this relationship. – Ralph Fiennes

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