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Because we have been removing restraints on Papal aggression, while…
Quote byAnthony Trollope · 1815–1882
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Prime Minister (1876), Ch. 12.
English (original)
Because we have been removing restraints on Papal aggression, while other nations have been imposing restraints. There are those at Rome who believe all England to be Romish at heart, because here in England a Roman Catholic can say what he will, and print what he will.
— Anthony Trollope
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