Quote#Politics & Power
[W]hile we are under the power and tyranny of priests, since as it…
Quote byEthan Allen · 1738–1789
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Reason: The Only Oracle Of Man (1784), Ch. XII, Section III - On the Compiling of the Manuscripts of the Scriptures. The Infallibility of the Popes..., And of the Impropriety of Their Being Trusted with a Revelation from God..
English (original)
[W]hile we are under the power and tyranny of priests, since as it ever has, it ever will be their interest, to invalidate the law of nature and reason, in order to establish systems incompatible therewith.
— Ethan Allen
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