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Quote by Gerald Massey

“They must find it difficult ... those who have taken authority as the truth, rather than truth as the authority.”

Quote by Gerald Massey

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Gerald Massey
Gerald Massey

Gerald Massey was an English poet born on May 29, 1828, and died on October 29, 1907. His poetry is known for its unique style and profound themes. more

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“It is never to be expected in a revolution that every man is to change his opinion at the same moment. There never yet was any truth or any principle so irresistibly obvious that all men believed it at once. Time and reason must cooperate with each other to the final establishment of any principle; and therefore those who may happen to be first convinced have not a right to persecute others, on whom conviction operates more slowly. The moral principle of revolutions is to instruct, not to destroy.”