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First Principles: 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

Posted on November 14, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“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, Federalist Paper No. 1

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First Principles: Heresies In Politics and Religious Are Equally Incurable Through Persecution

Posted on November 28, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“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 (1787)    

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First Principles: Heresies In Politics and Religion Are Rarely Cured By Persecution

Posted on February 19, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“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 in Federalist No. 1 (1787)           … Continue reading →

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