We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and…

H. L. Mencken
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We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart. ✨ Minority Report: H. L. Mencken's Notebooks (1956)
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