“Whether a Commonwealth suffers more by hypocritical pretenders to religion or by the openly profane? The most dangerous hypocrite in a Commonwealth is one who leaves the gospel for the sake of the law. A man compounded of law and gospel is able to cheat a whole country with his religion and then destroy them under color of law.” MenCountryWholeAbleLawSufferingDangerousColorSakeCheatHypocriteCommonwealthProfaneHypocriticalPretender Author:Benjamin Franklin
“But the most dangerous Hypocrite in a Common-Wealth, is one who leaves the Gospel for the sake of the Law: A Man compounded of Law and Gospel, is able to cheat a whole Country with his Religion, and then destroy them under Colour of Law: And here the Clergy are in great Danger of being deceiv'd, and the People of being deceiv'd by the Clergy, until the Monster arrives to such Power and Wealth, that he is out of the reach of both, and can oppress the People without their own blind Assistance.” PeopleMenCountryWholeAbleLawWealthCommonAtheismDangerousDangerBlindSakeMonstersColourCheatAssistanceHypocriteClergy Book:The Political Thought of Benjamin Franklin Source: The Political Thought of Benjamin Franklin
“Religion, to have any force upon men's understandings,--indeed, to exist at all,--must be supposed paramount to law, and independent for its substance upon any human institution, else it would be the absurdest thing in the world,--an acknowledged cheat.” MenWorldHumansWould BeLawReligionForceUnderstandingIndependentInstitutionsSubstanceCheatParamount Book:The works and correspondence of...Edmund Burke Source: The works and correspondence of...Edmund Burke