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title: "3 Persecuted Beliefs Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [I come of Quaker stock. My ancestors were persecuted for their beliefs. Here they sought and found religious freedom. By blood and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-hoover/i-come-of-quaker-stock-my-ancestors-were-persecuted-for-their-beliefs/)

[Herbert Hoover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-hoover/)

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> [Spiritual people are often persecuted because of their beliefs. Christians were fed to the lions. Jews were slaughtered in concentration camps. Various…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/spiritual-people-are-often-persecuted-because-of-their-beliefs/)

[Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/)

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> [Concerning persecution against Christians in America, for those who say it can't happen here - it is already happening here in America.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mcguire/concerning-persecution-against-christians-in-america-for-those-who/)

[Paul McGuire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mcguire/)

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