Quote#God & Faith
But as to all opinions which do not strike at the root of…
Quote byJohn Wesley · 1703–1791
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Character of a Methodist" (1739); in The Works of the Rev. John Wesley in Ten Volumes (1826), Volume IV, p. 407; A portion of this is commonly quoted as "Think and let think."..
English (original)
But as to all opinions which do not strike at the root of Christianity, we think and let think.
— John Wesley
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