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Persecution2 quotes
For in politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution. — Alexander Hamilton · 1787A man does not attain the status of Galileo merely because he is persecuted; he must also be right. — Stephen Jay Gould · 1975Persuasion1 quote
For in politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution. — Alexander Hamilton · 1787Political conflict1 quote
For in politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution. — Alexander Hamilton · 1787Politics1 quote
For in politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution. — Alexander Hamilton · 1787Science1 quote
A man does not attain the status of Galileo merely because he is persecuted; he must also be right. — Stephen Jay Gould · 1975