Quote#God & Faith
Suit the purposes of his enemies, exasperated by his tolerant spirit…
Quote byAndrew Dickson White · 1832–1918
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Seven Great Statesmen in the Warfare of Humanity with Unreason (1915), Note: only three fragments of this treatise remain, per Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot (baron de l'Aulne), The life and writings of Turgot:Comptroller-General of France, 1774-6 W. Walker Stephens, editor, Longman, Green and Co. 1895 .
English (original)
suit the purposes of his enemies, exasperated by his tolerant spirit and his reforming plans, to proclaim him an atheist; but that sort of charge has been the commonest of missiles against troublesome thinkers in all times.
— Andrew Dickson White
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