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“God requireth not a uniformity of religion to be enacted in any civil state; which enforced uniformity (sooner or later) is the greatest occasion of civil war, ravishing of conscience, persecution of Christ Jesus in his servants, and of the hypocrisy and destruction of millions of souls.”

War Soul States Jesus Christ Millions Civilization Conscience Destruction Occasions Servant Civil War Hypocrisy Sooner Or Later Persecution Uniformity

Book:The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience Discussed: And Mr. Cotton's Letter Examined and Answered

Source: The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience Discussed: And Mr. Cotton's Letter Examined and Answered

“One should arrive at leading one's conscience to a state of development so that it becomes the voice of a better and higher self, of which the ordinary self is a servant.”

Should Self States Voice Development Higher Ordinary Conscience Servant Higher Self

Author:Vincent Van Gogh

“To dine, drink champagne, raise a racket and make speeches about the people's consciousness, the people's conscience, freedom andso forth while servants in tails are scurrying around your table, just like serfs, and out in the severe cold on the street await coachmen--this is the same as lying to the holy spirit.”

People Spirit Lying Consciousness Streets Cold Drink Holy Speech Conscience Raises Tables Slavery Servant Holy Spirit Hypocrisy Tails Severe Champagne Racket Dine Serfs

Author:Anton Chekhov

“As a servant desireth the approval of his master, and a son the approval of his father, so should we desire the approval of God and our own conscience.”

Should Desire Father Son Masters Conscience Servant Approval

Author:Ambrose

“when my office would require me to either violate my conscience or violate the national interest, then I would resign the office; and I hope any conscientious public servant would do the same.”

Interest Office Conscience Servant National Interests Public Servants

Author:John F. Kennedy

“If I am to serve as an instrument of deceit, at least let it be with a clear conscience. I do not want to be considered either so affectionate or so loyal a servant as to be found fit to betray anyone.”

Ifs Want Found Clear Fit Conscience Instruments Servant Deceit Betray Loyal Affectionate Clear Conscience

Book:Complete Essays

Source: Complete Essays

“Be the master of your will but the servant of your conscience.”

Masters Conscience Servant

Book:The Robin Sharma Pack

Source: The Robin Sharma Pack

“My aim is to lay bare and proclaim the crying and horrible guilt of the bloody doctrine of persecution as one of the most seditious, destructive, blasphemous, and bloodiest in any or all the nations of the world, notwithstanding the many fine veils, pretenses, and colors of not persecuting Christ Jesus, but heretics; not God's truth or servants, but blasphemers and seducers; not persecuting men for their conscience, but for sinning against their conscience; and like specious reasonings to justify the cruelty of intolerance.”

“The church must be reminded that it is not the master, or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state.”

States Christian Church Masters Conscience Servant Church And State Prophetic

Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.