Of all the tyrannies that effect mankind, tyranny in religion is the w…

Thomas Paine
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Of all the tyrannies that effect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst; every other species of tyranny is limited to the world we live in; but this attempts to stride beyond the grave, and seeks to pursue us into eternity. ✨ Thomas Paine, Philip Sheldon Foner (1993). The life and major writings of Thomas Paine, Citadel Pr
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