Quote by Lafcadio Hearn
Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of jud

Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves if you go to America. There you will find men treating women with just the same respect formerly accorded only to religious dignitaries or to great nobles. – Lafcadio Hearn

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Of course, the simple explanation of the fact is that marriage is the most important act of mans life in Europe or America, and that everything depends upon it. – Lafcadio Hearn

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A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined to be superstitious or useless, prove today on examination to have been of immense value to mankind. – Lafcadio Hearn

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At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version and this is the great literary monument of the English language. – Lafcadio Hearn

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Religion without morality is a superstition and a curse, and morality without religion is impossible. – Mark Hopkins

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I have my own religion. Im sort of one-quarter Baptist, one-quarter Catholic, one-quarter Jewish. – Tom T. Hall

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Im just confused as to where we lost that in America because it is everyones God-given right to think the way they think and thats fine. Thats why our ancestors came here to America, to believe what they want, pray how they want and follow a religion with whoever they want. – Angie Harmon

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My political ideas and things like that, even my religion, I try to keep close to me because its a personal thing, and I dont shove it down peoples throats. I dont condemn any artist that wants to do that, like the Baldwins. Thats their choice. But in my world, Im just an entertainer. – Donny Osmond

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