At the present hour, I am pained to express my belief that there is far more of intolerance in action from so-called protestants against Roman catholics, than from Roman catholics against protestants.
John Morley: “At the present hour, I am pained to express my belief that there is far more of intolerance in action from so-called…”
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Morley expresses his belief that intolerance is more prevalent among Protestants towards Catholics than vice versa.
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