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“Jesus , in some respects, was an anarchist, for he had no idea of civil government . That government seems to him purely and simply an abuse. A great social revolution, in which rank will be overturned, in which all authority in this world will be humiliated, was his dream .”

Quote by Ernest Renan

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Ernest Renan was a French philosopher, historian, and critic, known for his work on the philosophy of history and his influential book 'The Life of Jesus'. His ideas significantly influenced the study of religion and the understanding of Jesus Christ. more

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