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Mark Twain Quote on Fragmented Religion Circulates Anew
Original: A quotation from Twain We must have a religion — it goes without saying — but my idea is, to have it cut up into forty f
A Mark Twain quotation is making the rounds on social media. In it, Twain argues that a religion should be split into forty or so free sects so they police each other, warning that concentrated power in any political machine is dangerous. He credits the American tradition of many competing denominations with keeping religious authority in check.
Why now: The quote resonates with current debates about religious and political concentration of power.
Evidence
- A quotation from Twain We must have a religion — it goes without saying — but my idea is, to have it cut up into forty free sects, so that they will police each other, as had been the case in the United States in my time. Concentration of power in a political machine is bad;… · wistquotes@friendica.world · 4
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