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If you call upon us to make distinctions, let them at least be rational; I do not say let them be Christian distinctions, but let them be rational.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “If you call upon us to make distinctions, let them at least be rational; I do not say let them be Christian…”
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Morley emphasizes the importance of rational distinctions in discourse, regardless of religious context.
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