“The intellectual part of religion is a private affair between every man and his Maker, and in which no third party has any right to interfere. The practical part consists in our doing good to each other. But since religion has been made into a trade, the practical part has been made to consist of ceremonies performed by men called priests ... By devices of this kind true religion has been banished, and such means have been found out to extract money, even from the pockets of the poor, instead of contributing to their relief.” MenKindMeanHas BeensMadeFoundPoorPartyIntellectualThirdsTradeAffairEvery ManPracticalsReliefPocketsPriestsDevicesMakersInterfereCeremonyDoing GoodContributingTrue ReligionThird Parties Book:The Theological Works ...: The Most Complete Ed. Ever Pub Source: The Theological Works ...: The Most Complete Ed. Ever Pub
“When will we get done with the fool idea that the way to make a party grow is to scare away everybody who has an extra dollar in his pocket? God forbid that the Democratic Party should become a mere gathering of the unsuccessful!” WayShouldIdeasDoneGrowsPartyFoolDollarsDemocraticMereExtrasPocketsScareGatheringDemocratic PartyUnsuccessful Author:John W. Davis