It seems to me that the god that is commonly worshipped in civilized c…

Henry David Thoreau
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It seems to me that the god that is commonly worshipped in civilized countries is not at all divine, though he bears a divine name, but is the overwhelming authority and respectability of mankind combined. Men reverence one another, not yet God. ✨ 1849 A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers,'Sunday'.
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