Religious controversies are always productive of more…

Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause: And I was not without…

— George Washington

“Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause. I had hoped that liberal…

— George Washington

“Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause. George Washington, Revolutionary War General…

— George Washington

I regret exceedingly that the disputes between the protestants and Roman Catholics should be carried to the serious alarming height mentioned in your letters.…

— George Washington

“I regret exceedingly that the disputes between the protestants and Roman Catholics should be carried to the serious alarming height mentioned in your letters.…

— George Washington

Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by difference of sentiment in religion appear to be the most…

— George Washington

Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the…

— George Washington

It's a great medium for trivia and hobbies, but not the place for reasoned, reflective judgment. Suprisingly often, discussions degenerate into acrimony, insults and…

— Clifford Stoll

Ideas may be great but hidden when wrapped in an envelope of acrimony.

— Dillon Masters

All discourse of which others cannot partake is not only an irksome usurpation of the time devoted to pleasure and entertainment, but, what never…

— Samuel Johnson

I think that there's always an assumption, when a band goes on hiatus or stops playing, that there's some acrimony brewing under the surface.

— Carrie Brownstein

But rather than trying to understand and rise above them, as leaders should, the [presedential] campaigns have often simply channeled these negative emotions. This…

— John I. Jenkins

Ridicule more often settles things more thoroughly and better than acrimony.

— Horace

Perhaps unsurprisingly, there's a paradox here! Kierkegaard's own indirect communication proposes that we start with the experience of those who don't believe and meet…

— George Pattison

In France, it's really different the way you live. It's a non-religious country. The public space is not religious; religion is a private thing.

— Michel Hazanavicius