“Awaken its powers, and it will respect itself.”
— Francis Wright
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Know why you believe, understand what you
“Know why you believe, understand what you believe, and possess a reason for the faith that is in you.”
— Francis Wright
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Category: faith
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We hear of the wealth of nations,
“We hear of the wealth of nations, of the powers of production, of the demand and supply of markets, and we forget that these words mean no more, if they mean any thing, then the happiness, and the labor, and the necessities of men.”
— Francis Wright
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It will appear evident upon attentive consideration
“It will appear evident upon attentive consideration that equality of intellectual and physical advantages is the only sure foundation of liberty, and that such equality may best, and perhaps only, be obtained by a union of interests and cooperation in labor.”
— Francis Wright
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We have seen that no religion stands
“We have seen that no religion stands on the basis of things known; none bounds its horizon within the field of human observation; and, therefore, as it can never present us with indisputable facts, so must it ever be at once a source of error and contention.”
— Francis Wright
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