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... Mind by Force is a Tyrant , and he who submits is a Slave — All I Ask — When a Religion is Founded — Freedom for the Orthodox Clergy — Every Minister an Attorney — Submission to the Orthodox and the Dead — Bounden Duty of the Ministry ...
... Mind by Force is a Tyrant , and he who submits is a Slave — All I Ask — When a Religion is Founded — Freedom for the Orthodox Clergy — Every Minister an Attorney — Submission to the Orthodox and the Dead — Bounden Duty of the Ministry ...
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SOME MISTAKES OF MOSES . HE WHO ENDEAVORS TO CONTROL THE MIND BY FORCE I IS A TYRANT , AND HE WHO SUBMITS IS A SLAVE . I. WANT to do what little I can to make my country truly free , to broaden the intellectual horizon of our people ...
SOME MISTAKES OF MOSES . HE WHO ENDEAVORS TO CONTROL THE MIND BY FORCE I IS A TYRANT , AND HE WHO SUBMITS IS A SLAVE . I. WANT to do what little I can to make my country truly free , to broaden the intellectual horizon of our people ...
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... mind , he is regarded as a deserter , and denounced , hated , and slandered accordingly . Every orthodox clergyman agrees not to change . He contracts not to find new facts , and makes a bargain that he will deny them if he does . Such ...
... mind , he is regarded as a deserter , and denounced , hated , and slandered accordingly . Every orthodox clergyman agrees not to change . He contracts not to find new facts , and makes a bargain that he will deny them if he does . Such ...
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... mind , they must be preached and they must be believed . If they were reasonable , there would be no virtue in believing . Even the publicans and sin- ners believe reasonable things . To believe without evidence , 18 SOME MISTAKES OF MOSES ...
... mind , they must be preached and they must be believed . If they were reasonable , there would be no virtue in believing . Even the publicans and sin- ners believe reasonable things . To believe without evidence , 18 SOME MISTAKES OF MOSES ...
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... mind and a con- sumptive habit of body , not quite sickly enough to die , nor healthy enough to be wicked . The idea occurs to them that he would make a good orthodox minister . They take up a contribution , and send the young man to ...
... mind and a con- sumptive habit of body , not quite sickly enough to die , nor healthy enough to be wicked . The idea occurs to them that he would make a good orthodox minister . They take up a contribution , and send the young man to ...
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