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Principles of Freedom

CHAPTER XII
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It is in the glory of all beautiful things.
When it has entered and purified his spirit, his heart goes out to the persecuted in all ages and countries.

None will he reject.

"I am not come to call the just but sinners." He remembers those words, and his great charity encompasses not only the persecuted orthodox, but the persecuted heretics and infidels.
VII I will not say if such an endeavour as I suggest can have an immediate success.

But I think it will be a step forward if we get sincere men on one side to understand the sincerity of the other side; and if in matters of religion and speculation, where there is so much difficulty and there is likely to be so much conflict of opinion, there should be no constraint, but rather the finest charity and forbearance; then the orthodox would be concerned with practising their faith rather than in harassing the infidel, and the infidel would receive a more useful lesson than the ill-considered tirades he despises.

He may remain still unconvinced, but he will give over his contempt.


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