"It will not do to investigate the..." - Quote by Abraham Lincoln
It will not do to investigate the subject of religion too closely, as it is apt to lead to infidelity.
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“The heresy of one age becomes the orthodoxy of the next. Mere tolerance has given place to a sentiment of brotherhood between sincere men of all denominations.”
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