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It speaks little for any system of religion or philosophy that it cannot bear the light of facts, but evades, shuts out, or hurls anathemas at that which it cannot refute.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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gutenberg.orgIt speaks little for any system of religion or philosophy that it cannot bear the light of facts, but evades, shuts out, or hurls anathemas at that which it cannot refute.
This statement critiques religious or philosophical systems that cannot withstand factual scrutiny.
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