Quote#Freedom
Remember on the other hand that, though neither Reformers in the…
Quote byEdward Augustus Freeman · 1823–1892
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to Edith Thompson (17 December 1882), quoted in W. R. W. Stephens, The Life and Letters of Edward A. Freeman, Volume II (1895), p. 267.
English (original)
Remember on the other hand that, though neither Reformers in the sixteenth century or Puritans in the seventeenth century strove in any sense for "religious liberty," or for anything but to set up one intolerant system instead of another, yet every blow of the kind was a gain for religious liberty in the long run.
— Edward Augustus Freeman
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