“The great writers to whom the world owes what religious liberty it possesses, have mostly asserted freedom of conscience as an indefeasible right, and denied absolutely that a human being is accountable to others for his religious belief. Yet so natural to mankind is intolerance in whatever they really care about, that religious freedom has hardly anywhere been practically realised, except where religious indifference, which dislikes to have its peace disturbed by theological quarrels, has added its weight to the scale.” WorldHumansCareReligionBeliefNaturalReligiousHuman BeingsLibertyMankindConscienceWeightToleranceScalesIndifferenceDislikeDeniedIntoleranceQuarrelsRealisedDisturbedTheologicalReligious FreedomReligious BeliefGreat WritersReligious Liberty Book:On Liberty: Mill's Works Source: On Liberty: Mill's Works
“In mortals there is a care for trifles which proceeds from love and conscience, and is most holy; and a care for trifles which comes of idleness and frivolity, and is most base. And so, also, there is a gravity proceeding from thought, which is most noble; and a gravity proceeding from dulness and mere incapability of enjoyment, which is most base.” CareHolyConscienceMereNobleMortalsEnjoymentGravityIdlenessTriflesProceedingFrivolityIncapability Book:Precious Thoughts: Moral and Religious. Gathered from the Works of John Ruskin, A. M. Source: Precious Thoughts: Moral and Religious. Gathered from the Works of John Ruskin, A. M.