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> [A divine revelation must necessarily be intolerant of contradiction; it must repudiate all improvement in itself, and view with disdain that arising from the progressive intellectual development of man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-william-draper/a-divine-revelation-must-necessarily-be-intolerant-of-contradiction/)

[John William Draper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-william-draper/)

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> [“The fact that Ferdinand and Isabella did not choose the path of tolerance is seen as an example of the intractability and inevitability of intolerance, especially in the premodern era. But their actions may be far better understood as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-rosa-menocal/the-fact-that-ferdinand-and-isabella-did-not-choose-the-path-of/)

[Maria Rosa Menocal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-rosa-menocal/)

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