Quote#Death
Even of death Christianity has made a terror which was unknown to the…
Quote byOuida · 1839–1908
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Has Christianity Failed?", in the The North American Review (February 1891).
English (original)
Even of death Christianity has made a terror which was unknown to the gay calmness of the Pagan and the stoical repose of the Indian.
— Ouida
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