The Critical Review, Or, Annals of LiteratureW. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1808 - English literature |
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We admire , we venerate religion as an engine of good ; that is of truth , of freedom , and humanity ; but religion converted into an instrument of evil , -- of fraud , cruelty , and oppression is an object of our utter abomination .
We admire , we venerate religion as an engine of good ; that is of truth , of freedom , and humanity ; but religion converted into an instrument of evil , -- of fraud , cruelty , and oppression is an object of our utter abomination .
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be contrary to reason and to truth . Hence we discern the necessity of an establishment the doctrine of which is founded on that basis of rationality and truth , which all discussion must tend rather to strengthen than to shake .
be contrary to reason and to truth . Hence we discern the necessity of an establishment the doctrine of which is founded on that basis of rationality and truth , which all discussion must tend rather to strengthen than to shake .
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A philosophizing or wis dom - loving spirit indicates a mind which is ardent not only in the discovery of truth , but in the detection of error ; and the more minds there are of such a cast , the more is the mass of truth likely to be ...
A philosophizing or wis dom - loving spirit indicates a mind which is ardent not only in the discovery of truth , but in the detection of error ; and the more minds there are of such a cast , the more is the mass of truth likely to be ...
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| Title | The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature English literary periodicals |
| Contributor | Tobias Smollett |
| Publisher | W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1808 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Jul 24, 2007 |
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