When men have appreciated the countless differences which the exercise of that — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
The unweary, unostentatious, and inglorious crusade of England against slavery may probably — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Spain and southern Italy, in which Catholicism has most deeply implanted its — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Almost all Europe, for many centuries, was inundated with blood, which was — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Pleasures that are in themselves innocent lose their power of pleasing if — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
There have certainly been many periods in history when virtue was more — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Physical science has taught us to associate Deity with the normal rather — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Passions weaken, but habits strengthen, with age, and it is the great — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
[Middleton] contended that the religious leaders of the fourth century had admitted, — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
One of the most important lessons that experience teaches is that, on — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
The Augustinian doctrine of the damnation of unbaptized infants and the Calvinistic — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
In proportion to its power, Protestantism has been as persecuting as Catholicism. — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Contraction of theological influence has at once been the best measure, and — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
When it began, Christianity was regarded as a system entirely beyond the — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Faith always presented to the mind the idea of an abnormal intellectual — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
All over Europe the organs that represent dogmatic interests are in permanent — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Making every allowance for the errors of the most extreme fallibility, the — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Routine shortens and variety lengthens time, and it is therefore in the — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Highly graduate taxation realizes most completely the supreme danger of democracy, creating — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
I venture to maintain that there are multitudes to whom the necessity — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Abortion… was probably regarded by the average Roman of the later days — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
There is no wild beast so ferocious as Christians who differ concerning their faith. — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
All history shows that, in exact proportion as nations advance in civilisation, — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
On the Continent, every attempt to substitute a lighter punishment for death — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
The animal world being altogether external to the scheme of redemption, was — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Nothing, indeed, could be more unlike the tone of the [Patristic] Fathers, — William Edward Hartpole Lecky