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Howitt, William, fl. 1890 [I have found every system of political religion...]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.139 Author/Creator: Howitt, William, fl. 1890 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph quotation signed Date: circa 1890 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 12.6 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Howitt quotes the "History of Priestcraft," 3rd ed. p. 364: "I have found every system of political religion so hostile to the growth of true knowledge, so destructive of popular freedom and happiness, that I have been constrained to cry vehemently and unceasingly against it."

Howitt, William, fl. 1890

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