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John Morley: “There is one proposition which the experience of life burns into my soul; it is this, that man should beware of letting…”

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There is one proposition which the experience of life burns into my soul; it is this, that man should beware of letting his religion spoil his morality.
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John Morley

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Morley warns against allowing religious beliefs to compromise one's moral integrity.

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