From the age of fifteen, dogma has been the fundamental principle of m…

John Henry Newman
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From the age of fifteen, dogma has been the fundamental principle of my religion: I know no other religion; I cannot enter into the idea of any other sort of religion; religion, as a mere sentiment, is to me a dream and a mockery. ✨ 'Apologia pro Vita Sua' (1864) 'History of My Religious Opinions from 1833 to 1839'
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