Fierce invectives against women form a conspicuous and grotesque portion of the writings of the Church fathers.

Fierce invectives against women form a conspicuous and grotesque portion of the writings of the Church fathers.

Making every allowance for the errors of the most extreme fallibility, the history of Catholicism would on this hypothesis represent an amount of imposture probably unequaled in the annals of the human race.

Terror is everywhere the beginning of religion.

In proportion to its power, Protestantism has been as persecuting as Catholicism.

Spain and southern Italy, in which Catholicism has most deeply implanted its roots, are even now, probably beyond all other countries in Europe, those in which inhumanity to animals is most wanton and unrebuked.

There are some poisons which, before they kill men, allay pain and diffuse a soothing sensation through the frame. We may recognize the hour of enjoyment they procure, but we must not separate it from the price at which it was purchased.