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A Treatise on Tolerance Quotes

Wherever there is a settled society, religion is necessary; the laws cover manifest crimes, and religion covers secret crimes. - Voltaire Quotes

Wherever there is a settled society, religion is necessary; the laws cover manifest crimes, and religion covers secret crimes.

Source:Chapter XX: Wheather it is of Service to indulge the People in Superstition
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  • Book: A Treatise on Tolerance
  • Writer: Voltaire
  • Genre: Philosophy
  • Published: 1763
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