On the record
In religion What damned error, but some sober brow Will bless it and approve it with a text.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “In religion What damned error, but some sober brow Will bless it and approve it with a text.”
Editor's note · Context
This line critiques the tendency of individuals to justify erroneous beliefs with religious texts.
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