He who begins by loving Christianity more than Truth, will proceed by …

Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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He who begins by loving Christianity more than Truth, will proceed by loving his sect or church better than Christianity, and end in loving himself better than all. ✨ Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1839). Aids to reflection in the formation of a manly character on the several grounds of prudence, morality and religion, p.72
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