Opposing one species of superstition to another, set them a quarrelling; while we… — David Hume
Opposing one species of superstition to another, set them a quarrelling; while we ourselves, during their fury and contention, happily make our escape, into the calm, tho' obscure, regions of philosophy.
1757
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David Hume. "The Natural History of Religion." A Dissertation on the Passions; The Natural History of Religion, edited by Tom Beauchamp. Clarendon, 2009, bk. 1, pt. 3, sect. 10.
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Hume, David. "The Natural History of Religion." Four Dissertations. London: A. Millar, 1757, sect. 15.
