"'Infidel' is a term of reproach, which Christians……" — Thomas Huxley
"'Infidel' is a term of reproach, which Christians and Mohammedans, in their modesty, agree to apply to those who differ from them."
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195 Quotes by Thomas Huxley
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Veracity is the heart of morality.
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If individuality has no play, society does not advance; if individuality breaks out of all bounds, society perishes.
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