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They tear religion into shreds, so to speak, and say that there is one particular shred with which nothing will ever induce them to part.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgThey tear religion into shreds, so to speak, and say that there is one particular shred with which nothing will ever induce them to part.
Morley critiques the fragmentation of religious beliefs and the rigidity of adherence to specific doctrines.
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