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Quote from Alexander Hamilton,


"In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd
to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword.
Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution."


By:

Alexander Hamilton (more quotes by Alexander Hamilton or books by/about Alexander Hamilton)


(1757-1804) American statesman, Secretary of the Treasury

Source:

The Federalist, 1788

Categories:

Authority, Coercion, Heresy, Persecution, Politics, Religion, Totalitarian

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