Altars Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

“Man is a being born to believe. And if no church comes forward with its title-deeds of truth to guide him, he will find altars and idols in his own heart and his own imagination.” quote by Benjamin Disraeli — Download Open image

“Man is a being born to believe. And if no church comes forward with its title-deeds of truth to guide him, he will find altars and idols in his own heart and his own imagination.”

Benjamin Disraeli

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