Quote#God & Faith
No one has a monopoly of the true God, nor is there a nation or…
Quote byJosé Rizal · 1861–1896
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Annotations to Morga's Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas - translated by Austin Craig.
English (original)
No one has a monopoly of the true God, nor is there a nation or religion that can claim, or at any rate prove, that it has been given the exclusive right to the Creator or sole knowledge of His Being.
— José Rizal
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