. . . I fail to find a trace [in Protestantism] of any desire to set r…

Thomas Huxley
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. . . I fail to find a trace [in Protestantism] of any desire to set reason free. The most that can be discovered is a proposal to change masters. From being a slave of the papacy, the intellect was to become the serf of the Bible. ✨ Thomas Henry Huxley (1967). The Essence of T. H. Huxley: Selections Form His Writings
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