On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is alway the strongly-marked feature of all law-religions, or religions established by law.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
In "Rights of Man," this sentence asserts that persecution arises not from religion itself, but from religions enforced by law.
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